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Mural Fragment, Possible Portrait of Cleopatra VII

Mural Fragment, Possible Portrait of Cleopatra VII

Culture: Egyptian

Date: c. 50 BC (late Ptolemaic Period)
Medium: limestone
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 4 1/2 in. (12.7 x 11.4 cm)
On Mount: 7 1/4 x 5 x 2 1/4 in. (18.4 x 12.7 x 5.7 cm)
Credit Line:Museum Purchase
Object number: 1929.206.1
It has recently been suggested that this small relief sculpture may depict Queen Cleopatra VII (69-30 BC), the last active ruler of the Late Ptolemaic Period.
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