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ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Tetradrachm of Ptolemy

CultureEgyptian

PeriodMacedonian Dynasty - Ptolemaic Period

Dateca. 332-282 BCE

MediumSilver

Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation

Dimensions15/16 x 15/16 in., 1/8 in., 12 g (2.4 x 2.4 cm, 0.3 cm, 7/16 oz.)

Object number2018.010.926

ProvenanceSaid to have been purchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Hotel des Ventes, Marseille, France, March 24, 1972. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.

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