Ivory Token Depicting Egyptian Obelisk and Temple

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Illustration

Arienne King
by Getty Museum
published on 11 July 2018
Ivory Token Depicting Egyptian Obelisk and Temple Download Full Size Image

This 1st Century CE ivory token depicts an Egyptian-style obelisk and temple, probably located in the Alexandrian suburb of Nikopolis. The token was probably produced in Roman Egypt and is now part of the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum.

Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program.

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Museum, G. (2018, July 11). Ivory Token Depicting Egyptian Obelisk and Temple. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9010/ivory-token-depicting-egyptian-obelisk-and-temple/

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Museum, Getty. "Ivory Token Depicting Egyptian Obelisk and Temple." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified July 11, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9010/ivory-token-depicting-egyptian-obelisk-and-temple/.

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Museum, Getty. "Ivory Token Depicting Egyptian Obelisk and Temple." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 11 Jul 2018. Web. 21 Dec 2024.

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