Dedication to Ptolemy IV Philopator and Arsinoe III and to Sarapis and Isis
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Graeco-Egyptian. Dedication to Ptolemy IV Philopator and Arsinoe III and to Sarapis and Isis, ca. 217–212 B.C.E.. Granite, 7 5/8 × 1 7/8 × 13 9/16 in. (19.3 × 4.8 × 34.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.89. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Culture
Title
Dedication to Ptolemy IV Philopator and Arsinoe III and to Sarapis and Isis
Date
ca. 217–212 B.C.E.
Period
Ptolemaic Period
Medium
Granite
Classification
Dimensions
7 5/8 × 1 7/8 × 13 9/16 in. (19.3 × 4.8 × 34.5 cm)
Inscriptions
To King Ptolemy and Queen Arsinoe, gods, Philopatores, and to Sarapis and Isis, Lichas, son of Pyrrhus the Akarnanian, commander dispatched for the hunt of the elephants a second time.
Credit Line
Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
Accession Number
16.89
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