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Monolithic shrine of...
Monolithic shrine of Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II and Cleopatra II
Monolithic shrine of Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II and Cleopatra II
Relationship with :
Ptolémée VIII ( Évergéte II)
Cléopâtre II
Time of :
Ptolémée VIII ( Évergéte II)
Date : approx. between 143 and 137 B.C.
Dynastie Ptolémaïque
British Museum
Egyptian sculpture
Ground Floor - Section 4
Item
on 62
Ancient Egypt
Element of architecture (Autel)
Area related
Philae
Site related :
Philae
Description
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 visible.
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