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Collection of Ptolemaic jewelry  wikidata:Q124852314 reasonator:Q124852314
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Collection of Ptolemaic jewelry Edit this at Wikidata
title QS:P1476,en:"Collection of Ptolemaic jewelry Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Len,"Collection of Ptolemaic jewelry Edit this at Wikidata"
Object type jewelry collection / clothing in ancient Greece Edit this at Wikidata
Description

This group of gold jewelry is comprised of a hair net with a repousse medallion of Aphrodite and Eros; a diadem with an elaborate Herakles knot; two pairs of hoop earrings with ibex-head finials; a pair of disk pendant earrings with a figure of Eros; one pair of upper arm bracelets in the form of a coiled snake; one pair of wrist bracelets in the form of coiled snakes; two rings inset with intaglios, one representing Artemis; the other Fortuna holding a double cornucopia; 28 miscellaneous beads and one stud; and a string of gold beads in the shape of cowrie shells.

Commonalities between the materials and the workmanship of the hairnet, diadem, erotes and ibex-head earrings, gold armlets and bracelets, as well as the carnelian signet rings, indicate they were probably made by Greek goldsmiths working in more than one workshop in Alexandria, Egypt and were created to be worn as an ensemble.

Specific Ptolemaic imagery includes the identification of Tyche/Fortuna with Arsinoe II on the carnelian ring, and the association of Arsinoe II with Aphrodite on the hairnet. While a royal context can be ascribed to the group, the association cannot be extended to the royals themselves. It therefore seems possible that the original owner was an elite of the exclusive circle of dynastic princesses, who, ornamented in her golden finery, served the queen in one of the royal cults devoted to her worship.

Date between 225 and 175 BC
date QS:P,-0500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,-0225-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,-0175-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Medium gold and gemstone Edit this at Wikidata
institution QS:P195,Q180401
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Place of creation Ptolemaic Kingdom Edit this at Wikidata
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English: Collection of Ptolemaic jewelry in the Getty Villa Edit this at Structured Data on Commons
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The Getty Center, Object 103YKZ

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