Detail View: The AMICA Library: Tetradrachm of Ptolemy I with head of deified Alexander the Great
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AMICA ID:
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BMFA.95.160
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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Unknown
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Artist not recorded
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Title:
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Tetradrachm of Ptolemy I with head of deified Alexander the Great
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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315/4-300 B.C.
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Creation Start Date:
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-315
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Creation End Date:
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-300
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Materials and Techniques:
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Silver
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Style or Period:
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Hellenistic Period
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Creation Place:
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Egypt (Kingdom) Alexandria
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Dimensions:
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Diameter: 28 mm. weight: 15.68 gm.
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AMICA Contributor:
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Owner Location:
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Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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ID Number:
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95.160
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Credit Line:
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Perkins Bequest
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Rights:
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Context:
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Mint: Egypt (Kingdom) Alexandria
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Context - Place:
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Egypt (Kingdom) Alexandria
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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BMFA.51-22.tif
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