Head of an "Ethiopian" depicted in Hellenistic mode, 332–30

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Head of an 'Ethiopian' depicted in Hellenistic mode, Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 , From Egypt; Possibly from Delta, Black bronze, gold, carnelian, obsidian, h. cm (1 9/16 in); w. cm (1 1/8 in); d. cm (1 1/4 in), All black Africans were termed Ethiopians by the ancient Greeks, and Greek artists had defined for them a distinct iconography well before the cosmopolitan Hellenistic period, when, especially in Ptolemaic Egypt, regular contact came about

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Size: 3626px × 5524px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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