Lot 460
460
A sculpted stone copy of an Egyptian Ptolemaic queen or goddess, perhaps late 19th or early 20th century
A sculpted stone copy of an Egyptian Ptolemaic queen or goddess, perhaps late 19th or early 20th century

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A sculpted stone copy of an Egyptian Ptolemaic queen or goddess, perhaps late 19th or early 20th century
After an original of the 3rd century BC., Shown standing, wearing uraei (cobras), restorations
34in. (86.5cm) high

Lot Essay

The present model is probably copying one of two examples in the Vatican collection, one of which is inscribed with the name of the Queen Arsinoe II. The other example being almost identical, but unidentified.

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