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Figurine mold of head of Zeus
Greek, Ptolemaic
Hellenistic Period
3rd–late 1st century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.908
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Molds
DescriptionHead of Zeus, wreathed. The curls of hair and beard are finely engraved in the archaic manner.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1886-7: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; December 22, 1887, presented to the MFA by the EEF. (Accession date: 1888).