Monolithic Shrine of Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II and Cleopatra II
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Monolithic Shrine of Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II and Cleopatra II
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Published 2017-05-11T16:53:20+00:00
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The full titulary of the king and his first wife is incised around the cavity which once held a figure of a god. The sockets for the leaves of the original door are clearly visble. Below, the king with arms upraised, at the top, a frieze of uraei.
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| Date published | 11/05/2017 |
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| Title | Monolithic Shrine of Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II and Cleopatra II |
| Date | 143 - 137 BC |
| Period | Antiquity |
| Medium | Granite |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | British Museum |
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