Ptolemy Collection

Ptolemy & Cleopatra Wall
Ptolemy and Cleopatra make offerings to divinities

PTOLEMY, Claudius Ptolemaeus ( c. AD 100 - c
" PTOLEMY, Claudius Ptolemaeus ( c. AD 100 - c. AD 170). Egyptian astronomer, mathematician and geographer. Map of the Ancient World. From the work " Ptolomeus Geographicorum Libri"

World Known to Ptolemy
1545 map from Basel, Switzerland, depicting the world as known to Ptolemy in the 2nd century

PTOLEMYs SYSTEM (2)
Earth is depicted at the centre of the cosmos, circled by the seven planets known to him : our globe is made up of four elements - earth, air, fire and water

PTOLEMYs SYSTEM (1)
A representation of his system, showing Earth at the centre of the cosmos, circled by the planets and by the signs of the Zodiac

Library of Alexandria
Ptolemy I Soter inaugurates the great library at Alexandria Date: circa 370 BC

World map by Claudius Ptolemy (90-168). Engraving, 16th cent
Claudius Ptolemy (90-168) Greco-Egyptian geographer. World map. Engraving, 16th century

World Map 1587
Mercators projection, with parallel latitudinals, mentioning recent navigations such as Magellan

World According To Ptolemy Ad150

The World According To Ptolemy 150Ad

Gateway of Ptolemy III, Thebes, Egypt, Victorian period

Gate of Ptolemy II, Karnak, Luxor, Egypt
Vintage 19th century photograph: Gate of Ptolemy II, Karnak, Luxor, Egypt

Young hero in a diadem, commonly known as Ptolemy of Epirus. Copperplate engraving after an illustration by L. Agricola from Pietro Paolo Montagnani-Mirabilis Il Museo Capitolino

Coins and medals of the Egyptian Ptolemaic dynasty
Coins and medals from ancient Egypt, including portraits of Ptolemy Euergetes 1, 13, Berenice 2, Arsinoe 3, Ptolemy II Philadelphus 4, Arsinoe 5, Ptolemy V Epiphanes 6, Ptolemy VIII Physcon 7

Map of North Africa 1513 Date: 1513

Library of Alexandria - Egypt
Ptolemy I Soter inaugurates the great library at Alexandria Date: circa 370 BC

PTOLEMAIC SYSTEM /
Plan of the Heavens, showing Ptolemys explanation for the eccentric movement of the Sun round the Earth, in relation to the Fixed Stars and Planets Date: 17th century

Precinct of Montu gate, Karnak temple, Luxor, Egypt
Precinct of Montu gate, gateway and vegetation, Karnak temple, East bank of the Nile river, Luxor, Egypt Date: circa 1910s

Egyptian art. Sphinx of Ptolemy XII Auletes (117-51 B. C. ). E
Egyptian art. Sphinx of Ptolemy XII Auletes (117-51 B.C.). Egyptian pharaoh and father of Egyptian Queen Cleopatra VII. Ptolemaic period. Temporary exhibition. Martin Gropius. Berlin. Germany

The Rosetta Stone. Fragment of a black granite stele with an inscription in different languages A?a?A?a?of a decree of Ptolemy V Epiphanes king. Ptolemaic era. 196 BC

The Temple of Khonsu, Karnak, Egypt - Gateway of Ptolemy III
The Gateway of Ptolemy III Euergetes at the Temple of Khonsu at Karnak is located in the southwest corner of the precinct of Amun in Luxor (ancient Thebes)

Egypt. Dendera. Hathor Temple. Cleopatra VII, Julius Caesar
Egyptian Art. Dendera. Hathor Temple. Relief depicting Cleopatra VII, Julius Caesar and their son Caesarion, later her co-regent Ptolemy XV Caesar. 1st. Century B.C. Ptolemaic Dynasty

Relief of a ram-headed god. Egypt
Relief of a ram-headed god. Granite. Reign of Ptolemy II or III. 285-221 BC. From the Temple of Isis at Behbeit el-Hagar. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

The Rosetta Stone. Hieroglyphic scripture
The Rosetta Stone. Fragment of a black granite stele with an inscription in different languages A?a?A?a?of a decree of Ptolemy V Epiphanes king. Hieroglyphic scripture. Detail. Ptolemaic era. 196 BC

The Rosetta Stone. Demotic scripture
The Rosetta Stone. Fragment of a black granite stele with an inscription in different languages A?a?A?a?of a decree of Ptolemy V Epiphanes king. Ptolemaic era. 196 BC. Detail. Demotic scripture

7 Wonders / Pharos / Anon
Constructed by Sostratus of Cnidus, for Ptolemy Philadelphus: its light could be seen 50 km out to sea

7 Wonders / Pharos / White
Constructed by Sostratus of Snidus, for Ptolemy Philadelphus. Its light could be seen 50 km out at sea

Karnak Temple, Egypt - The Ptolemy Gateway. Date: circa 1940s

Luxor, Karnak, Egypt - Ptolemy III Gateway - Khonsu Temple
Luxor, Karnak - Temple of Khonsu (Gateway of Ptolemy III) - Egypt, North Africa - Card series (3/8). Date: circa 1910s

Temple reliefs of Ptolemy I Soter (367-283 BC) at Sharuna
EGYPTIAN ART. Temple reliefs of Ptolemy I Soter (367-283 BC) at Sharuna. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Bust of Berenice II (ca. 269-221 BC)
Berenice II (ca. 269-221 BC). Wife of Ptolemy III Euergetes. Bust. Munich. Germany

King Ptolemy II offering eye-paint to the God Horakhte. Egyp
King Ptolemy II offering eye-paint to the God Horakhte. Granite. From the Temple of Isis at Behbeit el-Hagar. Reign of Ptolemy II. 285-246 BC. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Relief of a king and a ram-headed god. Egypt
Relief of a king and a ram-headed god. Granite. Reign of Ptolemy II or III. 285-221 BC. From the Temple of Isis at Behbeit el-Hagar. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

The Rosetta Stone. Greek scripture
The Rosetta Stone. Fragment of a black granite stele with an inscription in different languages A?a?A?a?of a decree of Ptolemy V Epiphanes king. Greek scripture. Detail. Ptolemaic era. 196 BC

The Rosetta Stone. Hieroglyphical and demotic scripture
The Rosetta Stone. Fragment of a black granite stele with an inscription in different languages A?a?A?a?of a decree of Ptolemy V Epiphanes. Ptolemaic era. 196 BC

The Rosetta Stone. Hieroglyphical scripture
The Rosetta Stone. Fragment of a black granite stele with an inscription in different languages A?a?A?a?of a decree of Ptolemy V Epiphanes king. Ptolemaic era. 196 BC. Detail

The Rosetta Stone. Demotic and Greek scripture
The Rosetta Stone. Fragment of a black granite stele with an inscription in different languages A?a?A?a?of a decree of Ptolemy V Epiphanes king. Ptolemaic era. 196 BC. Demotic and Greek scripture

Egyptian Art. Torso of a Ptolemaic King. Ptolemaic Period. 8
Egyptian Art. Torso of a Ptolemaic King, inscribed with cartouches of a late Ptolemy. Ptolemaic Period. 8030 B.C. Basalt. Egypt. Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States

The pharaoh Ptolemy XII Neo Dionysos Edfu. Egypt
Temple of Horus. The pharaoh Ptolemy XII Neo Dionysos. Main entrance. First pylon. Detail. Edfu. Egypt

Gnaius Pompeius
GNAIUS POMPEIUS MAGNUS ( Pompey the Great ) Roman statesman and general, quarreled with Caesar, fled to Egypt where he was murdered by order of Ptolemy Date: 106 - 48 BC

Temples of Sobek and Haroeris. 2nd-1st c. BC. EGYPT. Kawm Umbu. Temple of Kom Ombo (dedicated to Haroeris and Sobek). Relief depicting surgical instruments. Egyptian art. Ptolemaic period

Egypt. Philae. Temple of Isis
Temple of Isis. EGYPT. Philae. Temple of Isis. Goddesses Isis and Nephtis, sisters of Osiris. Bas-relief located on the northern outside wall of the sanctuary. Egyptian art. Ptolemaic period

Ptolemy I Soter I, ruler of Egypt
Ptolemy I Soter I (Soter meaning Saviour), also known as Ptolemy Lagides, a Macedonian general under Alexander the Great who became ruler of Egypt (323-283 BC)

PONTE, Giovanni dal (1376-1437). The Seven Liberal Arts. ca. 1435. Panel for the front side of a chest. In the middle: the Astronomy, armilar sphere and Ptolemy

PTOLEMY, Claudius Ptolemaeus ( c. AD 100 - c. AD 170). Egyptian astronomer, mathematician and geographer. Almagest

Map of the Iberian Peninsula. Edition of " Cosmographia" in 1456. Claudius Ptolemaeus Ptolemy ( c. AD 100 - c. AD 170). Egyptian astronomer, mathematician and geographer

Ptolemy at Work
The 2nd century Egyptian astronomor Ptolemaius is guided by the personification of Astronomy. Date: 2nd century

Ptolemy (De Brij)
CLAUDIUS PTOLEMAIUS Alexandrian astronomer, mathematician and geographer Date: 2ND CENTURY

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