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Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Ptolemaic Queen (Cleopatra VII?)

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

Ptolemaic Queen (Cleopatra VII?), 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)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Ptolemaic Queen (Cleopatra VII?)

Date

305–30 B.C.E.

Period

Ptolemaic Period

Geography

Possible place made: Egypt

Medium

Marble

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

5 5/16 x 4 5/16 x 4 3/4 in. (13.5 x 11 x 12 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

71.12

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