Portrait of a queen
Portrait of a queen

On view

Ancient Mediterranean Art

Portrait of a queen,

2nd century BCE

Egyptian
Hellenistic Period, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 304–30 BCE, ca. 323–30 BCE
2016-648

Information

Title
Portrait of a queen
Dates

2nd century BCE

Medium
Stucco
Dimensions
18 × 13.5 × 16.1 cm (7 1/16 × 5 5/16 × 6 5/16 in.) base: 10.2 × 11.6 × 11.6 cm (4 × 4 9/16 × 4 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Gillett G. Griffin
Object Number
2016-648
Place Made

Africa, Egypt

Period
Hellenistic, Ptolemaic
Type
sculpture
Subject
heads, women

Formerly in the collection of Gilette Griffin; subsequently given to the Museum

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