Marble head of Berenike II
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.
Height: 7.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1899) by Egypt Exploration Fund
Hellenistic
-200
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-101
Accession number: GR.22.1899
Primary reference Number: 67222
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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