Petrie’s Ptolemaic and Roman Memphis

The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology

“…Sally-Ann Ashton has further categorized these heads into subject areas, such as Egyptian priests, divinities, rulers, caricatures, festival participants and actors. 47 We know from written evidence that Memphis was a diverse city comprising groups of Jewish, Greek, Macedonian Greek, Egyptian, Persian and other peoples. These terracotta heads may give a glimpse of ethnic and cultural diversity in Ptolemaic Memphis.…”

Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology

“…He argued, for example, that one head (UC48515) divinities, rulers, caricatures, festival participants and actors. 47 We know from written evidence that Memphis was a diverse city comprising groups of Jewish, Greek, Macedonian Greek, Egyptian, Persian and other peoples. These terracotta heads may give a glimpse of ethnic and cultural diversity in Ptolemaic Memphis.…”