File:Statue of a Ptolemaic Queen, perhaps Cleopatra VII MET 89.2.660 EGDP013678.jpg

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English: Statue of a Ptolemaic Queen, perhaps Cleopatra VII   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Title
English: Statue of a Ptolemaic Queen, perhaps Cleopatra VII
Description
English: Statue, standing queen, Cleopatra cartouche
العربية: تمثال من الرخام لكليوباترا مع خرطوشها المنقوش على أعلى ذراعها اليمنى وترتدي إكليلًا يظهر عليه رمز لثلاثة ثعابين (متحف المتروبوليتان للفنون)
Date
English: 200–30 B.C.
  • Period: Ptolemaic Period
  • Dynasty: Ptolemaic Dynasty
Medium
English: Dolomitic limestone
Dimensions
English: H. 62.5 cm (24 5/8 in.); W. 22 cm (8 11/16 in.); D. 15 cm (5 7/8 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q160236
Current location
Egyptian Art
Accession number
89.2.660
Place of discovery
English: From Egypt
Credit line
English: Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, 1889
Notes She can be securely identified as Cleopatra VII by the cartouche inscribed on her upper right arm and the distinct triple uraeus on her diadem, a common characteristic of sculptural depictions of Cleopatra. Ashton, Sally-Ann (2001), “164 Marble statue of Cleopatra VII”, in Cleopatra of Egypt: from History to Myth, Princeton University Press (British Museum Press), ISBN 9780691088358, page 165
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https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/547702

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