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| Keywords: Greek - Allegorical Group of Triumphant Ptolemy - Walters 541050.jpg Although the group seems to represent two wrestlers the victor's diadem headband identifies him as a Ptolemaic king whose victim probably symbolizes unsuccessful Asian or native Egyptian resistance The image of the triumphant king is inspired by a traditional Egyptian theme but the naturalistic rendering of the bodies shows Greek influence The interlocking figures and the pyramidal silhouette are distinctly Hellenistic early 2nd century BC Hellenistic solid cast bronze cm 19 5 8 9 12 1 accession number 54 1050 19363 From Kharbia Lower Egypt Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters Baltimore 1910-1915 by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1910-1915 From Alexander to Cleopatra Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1988-1989 Ägypten Griechenland Rom Abwehr und Berührung Staedtische Galerie Liebieghaus Frankfurt am Main 2005-2006 Heroes Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville; San Diego Museum Of Art San Diego; Alexander S Onassis Public Benefit Foundation USA New York 2009-2011 place of origin Athens Greece Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Egyptian statuettes in the Walters Art Museum Statues of the Ptolemaic dynasty Ancient Greek art in Egypt Art from Greece | ||||
