Head, Ptolemy III (?), Ptolemaic Period, 246–222 , From Egypt, Faience, H. cm (1 3/4 in.); W. 3 cm (1 3/16 in.); D. 2

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Head, Ptolemy III (?), Ptolemaic Period, 246–222 , From Egypt, Faience, H. cm (1 3/4 in.); W. 3 cm (1 3/16 in.); D. 2 cm (13/16 in.), Wearing the diadem of a Ptolemaic ruler, this head is thought to represent Ptolemy III. The head is broken away from a vessel, probably a shallow cup or a bowl. These types of vessels served for libations in Greek culture, their centers adorned by a relief head (termed an emblema) of a figure from the circle of Dionysius

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