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A Greek marble head of a Ptolemaic Queen

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A Greek marble head of a Ptolemaic Queen
Hellenistic Period, circa late 3rd Century B.C.
Possibly Arsinoe III Philopator, depicted gazing off to the right, her finely-modelled face with almond-shaped eyes, full, sensuous lips, and rounded chin, her wavy hair centrally-parted, with long, elegant neck, remains of red pigment, 15cm high

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Provenance:
Mr A. collection, Paris, acquired prior to 1999.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 25 April 2001, lot 79.

Published:
C.-G. Schwentzel, Images d'Alexandre et des Ptolémées, Paris, 1999, p. 112-3, no. 33.

Schwentzel identifies this sensitive portrait as Arsinoe III Philopator, citing a parallel in the Graeco-Roman Museum in Alexandria (acc. no. 3908). It is now believed that this over life-sized marble depicts Berenike II, as discussed in K. Savvopoulos and R. Bianchi, Alexandrian Sculpture in the Graeco-Roman Museum, series 1, Alexandria, 2012, p. 78-80, no. 22, though there is still debate over this attribution. The deep-set eyes, and carving of the lips, are comparable to the above lot.

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