Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue
Ptolemaic Queen (Cleopatra VII?) Ptolemaic PeriodEgypt
Description
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)
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Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 71.12 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3799 tier-2
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