Head of a Queen
305–30 B.C.E.
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Object Label
Ptolemaic queens participated in many Egyptian religious rites, playing the standard role of Egyptian queens. Though they were ethnic Greeks, these queens took their duties within Egyptian religion seriously. In images they serve as musicians before the gods, just as queens had in Egypt for thousands of years.
Caption
Head of a Queen, 305–30 B.C.E.. Marble, 5 5/16 x 4 5/16 x 4 3/4 in. (13.5 x 11 x 12 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 71.12. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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