Face attributed to Ptolemy II Philadelphos or a contemporary
Object type: Head fragment, Ptolemy II
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Ptolemaic Period
Dynasty: Ptolemaic Dynasty
Reign: reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphos
Date: 285–246 B.C.
Medium: Greywacke
Dimensions: H. 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in.); W. 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.); D. 6 cm (2 3/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Heliopolis (Iunu; On)
Locale: Near the obelisk
Excavation: BSAE excavations 1912
Credit line: Gift of The Egyptian Research Account and British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1912
Accession year: 1912