AN EGYPTIAN MARBLE HEAD OF A QUEEN

PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.

Details

AN EGYPTIAN MARBLE HEAD OF A QUEEN
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
4 in. (10 cm.) high

Provenance

with Mariaud de Serres, Paris, acquired before 1983.
Collection Jean-Philippe Mariaud de Serres; Christie's, Paris, 16-17 February 2011, lot 219.

Brought to you by

Laetitia Delaloye

The drilled holes at the top of the head and on the forehead would be for a separately made uraeus and Isis crown, suggesting a royal attribution.

View All