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Dedication to Ptolemy IV Philopator (r. 221–204 B.C.) and his sister, Queen Arsinoe, by Teos, son of Horos, who was a guard at the site of Ammonieion, possibly the Temple of Ammon, near Thebes in Upper Egypt.
The piece is not part of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriot antiquities.
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Title: Limestone block with dedication
Period: Hellenistic
Date: late 3rd century BCE
Culture: Greek, Ptolemaic Egyptian
Medium: Limestone, Egyptian
Dimensions: Overall: 5 3/4 x 7 7/8 x 1 3/8 in. (14.6 x 20 x 3.5 cm)
Classification: Cesnola Inscriptions
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.2444
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