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Head of Queen Arsinoe III
217-203 BCE (Hellenistic-Ptolemaic)
Queen Arsinoe III, wife and sister of King Ptolemy IV Philopator, wears the royal diadem and the hairstyle of the goddess Isis.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Maurice Nahman Sale, Berlin; Joseph Brummer, 1928; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1988-1989 | From Alexander to Cleopatra: Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 11/3/1988 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 11/30/2000 | Treatment | cleaned; other |
Geographies
Mediterranean
(Place of Origin)
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
5 1/2 x 3 1/8 x 3 1/16 in. (13.9 x 7.9 x 7.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1928
Location in Museum
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
23.6