Marble head of Berenike II: GR.22.1899

Current Location: Gallery 20

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Marble head of Berenike II

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Head

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Figure

Description

An object in the shape of a female head. The band around the head indicates that the subject is royal. The rounded facial features are typical of this particular queen's images. Ptolemaic statues usualy have a marble head fitted into a body of another material.

Measurements and weight

Height: 7.2 cm

Place(s) associated

Greece ⪼ Greece

Find spot

Naukratis Egypt

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1899) by Egypt Exploration Fund

Dating

Hellenistic
-0200 - -0101

Materials used in production

Marble (Parian ?)

Techniques used in production

References and bibliographic entries

Catalogue of the Greek and Roman sculpture in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge

Identification numbers

Accession number: GR.22.1899
Primary reference Number: 67222
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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