Art of Ancient Egypt:
Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BC)


(See also: Egypt resource page and Timelines: The Hellenistic Age)

Web Resources
Alexander the Great in Egypt. Alan M. Fildes and Joann Fletcher
Alexandria Submerged Antiquities. Nermin Sami
Cleopatra VII. Wikipedia
Cleopatra of Egypt: from History to Myth. British Museum
The Diadoch Wars. Jona Lendering
Egypt Conquered by the Greeks. S. Rappoport
Greek-Roman Period. Jacques Kinnaer
The House of Ptolemy. Adam D. Philippidis
Painted Funerary Monuments from Hellenistic Alexandria. Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Ptolemaic Period. Andre Dollinger
The Rosetta Stone. Wikipedia
Temples and Monuments of Egypt. Mike Gunther
  • Temple of Hathor at Dendera
  • Temple of Horus at Edfu
  • Temple of Khnum at Esna
  • Karanis
  • Kom Ombo
  • Philae

Image Links (click inside)
Alexander the Great Cleopatra VII Arsinoe II Ptolemy III Portrait head Anubis Ritual Figure
Rosetta Stone Mummy mask Jewelry Duck-shape vase Tawaret Faience bowl

[last updated: July 22, 2010]


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