COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1999.318.b
AMICA Library Year:
2003
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality:
Afghanistan, Bactrian period (3rd-2nd century BC), Demetrios I
Creator Name-CRT:
Afghanistan, Bactrian period (3rd-2nd century BC), Demetrios I
Title:
Tetradrachm: Bust Wearing Elephant-Scalp Headdress (reverse)
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
200-190 BC
Creation Start Date:
-200
Creation End Date:
-190
Materials and Techniques:
silver
Classification Term:
Coins
Style or Period:
Afghanistan, Bactrian period (3rd-2nd century BC), Demetrios I
Dimensions:
Diameter: 3.3cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1999.318.b
Credit Line:
John L. Severance Fund
Context:
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.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1999.318.b.tif
