Hellenistic – Ptolemaic period

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The conquest of Egypt in 332 BC by Alexander -who was hailed as a liberator from the Persian rule- but also his successors (Macedonian Dynasty 332-304 BC and Ptolemaic Dynasty, 304-30 BC) signaled a new era for the country, the Hellenistic (332-30 BC), defined in religion and art by the interaction of the Greek with the Egyptian culture and the emergence of a mixed style. Alexandria was made by Ptolemies the most illustrious metropolis of the Greek-speaking world. From now on, three scripts are in use: Greek, Egyptian demotic and hieroglyphic.

Exhibition's objects

Statuette of a young African playing flute. Basalt. Hellenistic period (332-304 BC). From Alexandria.
Bronze sistrum in the shape of loop or arch. Ptolemaic period (304-30 BC).
Cat mummy. Ptolemaic period (304-30 BC.)
Copper alloy group of wrestlers. Hellenistic-Ptolemaic period. 2nd-1st c. BC. From Alexandria.
Copper alloy statuette of the god Sarapis Amun Agathodaemon. Late Hellenistic-early Roman period. First century BC-First century AD.
Copper alloy group of wrestlers. Hellenistic-Ptolemaic period. 2nd-1st c. BC. From Alexandria.
Ring with portrait of Ptolemaic queen Berenice II. Ptolemaic period. Ptolemy III Evergetes I (the Benefactor) (246-221 BC).
Wooden sarcophagus with the mummy of Hapi, the so-called 'Khor', son of Pami, with gilt mask. Ptolemaic period (304-150 BC).
Part of papyrus sheet bearing greek script, written in black ink. Ptolemaic Period, 252 B.C. Dimensions: 0.317 x 0.135 m.
Magic seal stone with spells and magic representation. Hellenistic-Ptolemaic period (332-30 ΒC). Semi-precious stone.

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