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Intaglio with the Head of Cleopatra II

Greek (Artist)
ca. 175-115 BCE (Hellenistic-Ptolemaic)
peridot
(Ancient Greece , Ancient Egypt and Nubia )

This intaglio shows the head of Ptolemaic Queen Cleopatra II (r. 173-116 BCE) in profile to the left.

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.

Henry Walters, Baltimore; Joseph Brummer, 1942; Walters Art Museum, 1942, by purchase.

Exhibitions

1988-1989 From Alexander to Cleopatra: Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
3/20/2023 Examination examined for condition
4/1/1970 Treatment cleaned
7/19/1976 Treatment cleaned
10/1/1988 Treatment cleaned; other
10/3/1988 Treatment cleaned
7/1/2001 Treatment cleaned; other
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Geographies

(Place of Origin) Greece (Place of Discovery)

Measurements

1 1/8 x 7/8 x 7/16 in. (2.9 x 2.2 x 1.1 cm)

Credit Line

Museum purchase, 1942

Location in Museum

Centre Street: Second Floor: Ancient Treasury

Accession Number

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42.1319

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