Cleopatra bust in the British Museum, side view

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Cleopatra bust in the British Museum, side view

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An ancient Roman bust, c. 50-30 BC, depicting a woman from Ptolemaic Egypt, either Queen Cleopatra VII or a member of her entourage during her 46-44 BC visit to Rome with her lover Julius Caesar. The bust is now located in the British Museum, London.


Source: "Portrait Head", The British Museum (online collection).

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1914
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British Museum
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