Detail View: The AMICA Library: Tetradrachm: Bust Wearing Elephant-Scalp Headdress (obverse)
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1999.318.a
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AMICA Library Year:
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2003
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Nationality:
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Afghanistan, Bactrian period (3rd-2nd century BC), Demetrios I
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Afghanistan, Bactrian period (3rd-2nd century BC), Demetrios I
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Title:
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Tetradrachm: Bust Wearing Elephant-Scalp Headdress (obverse)
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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200-190 BC
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Creation Start Date:
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-200
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Creation End Date:
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-190
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Materials and Techniques:
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silver
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Classification Term:
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Coins
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Style or Period:
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Afghanistan, Bactrian period (3rd-2nd century BC), Demetrios I
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Dimensions:
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Diameter: 3.3cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1999.318.a
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Credit Line:
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John L. Severance Fund
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Rights:
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Context:
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Bactria (in present-day Afghanistan) was an Indo-Greek kingdom founded in the aftermath of Alexander the Great's invasion of India in 326 bc. The depictions of rulers found on these coins represent a realistic type of portraiture, similar to that found on coins in the West.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1999.318.a.tif
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