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Ptolemaic Period
This faience head was not part of a statue, but rather belonged to the decoration of an oinochoai (wine jug) or a similar vessel, which could include high relief depictions of queens enacting in libation rituals. Based on its facial features, it has been suggested that this head represents Queen Berenike II.
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Title: Head of a Ptolemaic Queen, Possibly Berenike II
Period: Ptolemaic Period
Date: ca. 246–222 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Green and yellow faience
Dimensions: H. 3.1 × W. 2.3 × D. 2.8 cm (1 1/4 × 7/8 × 1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020
Object Number: 2021.41.36
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