Tetradrachm: Bust Wearing Elephant-Scalp Headdress (obverse)

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

CMA_.1999.318.a

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CMA_.1999.318.a

AMICA ID

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AMICA Library Year:

2003

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2003

AMICA Library Year

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Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

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Creator Nationality:

Afghanistan, Bactrian period (3rd-2nd century BC), Demetrios I

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Afghanistan, Bactrian period (3rd-2nd century BC), Demetrios I

Creator Nationality

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Creator Name-CRT:

Afghanistan, Bactrian period (3rd-2nd century BC), Demetrios I

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Afghanistan, Bactrian period (3rd-2nd century BC), Demetrios I

Creator Name-CRT

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Title:

Tetradrachm: Bust Wearing Elephant-Scalp Headdress (obverse)

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Tetradrachm: Bust Wearing Elephant-Scalp Headdress (obverse)

Title

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Title Type:

Primary

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Primary

Title Type

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View:

Full View

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Full View

View

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Creation Date:

200-190 BC

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200-190 BC

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

-200

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-200

Creation Start Date

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Creation End Date:

-190

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-190

Creation End Date

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Materials and Techniques:

silver

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silver

Materials and Techniques

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Classification Term:

Coins

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Coins

Classification Term

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Style or Period:

Afghanistan, Bactrian period (3rd-2nd century BC), Demetrios I

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Afghanistan, Bactrian period (3rd-2nd century BC), Demetrios I

Style or Period

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Dimensions:

Diameter: 3.3cm

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Diameter: 3.3cm

Dimensions

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AMICA Contributor:

The Cleveland Museum of Art

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The Cleveland Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Owner Location

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ID Number:

1999.318.a

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1999.318.a

ID Number

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Credit Line:

John L. Severance Fund

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John L. Severance Fund

Credit Line

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Rights:

http://www.clevelandart.org/museum/disclaim2.html

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<a href="http://www.clevelandart.org/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clevelandart.org/museum/disclaim2.html</a>

Rights

false

Context:

Bactria (in present-day Afghanistan) was an Indo-Greek kingdom founded in the aftermath of Alexander the Great's invasion of India in 326 bc. The depictions of rulers found on these coins represent a realistic type of portraiture, similar to that found on coins in the West.

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Bactria (in present-day Afghanistan) was an Indo-Greek kingdom founded in the aftermath of Alexander the Great's invasion of India in 326 bc. The depictions of rulers found on these coins represent a realistic type of portraiture, similar to that found on coins in the West.

Context

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Tetradrachm: Bust Wearing Elephant-Scalp Headdress (obverse)