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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.126
People
Cleopatra VII, Greek (r. 51-30 BCE)
Title
Coin of Cleopatra VII, Alexandria
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
51 - 31 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
Period
Ptolemaic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/31159

Location

Location
Level 3, Room 3740, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Ancient Egypt: Art for Eternity
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
9 g

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
From the J.W. Garrett collection, Johns Hopkins University, vol.III, NFA/Bank Leu Auction, 29 March 1985 lot 106, ex S.H. Chapman 13 April 1922 lot 6

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Svoronos 1872

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of David Gordon Mitten in honor of Dr. Carmen Arnold-Biucchi
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
2005.126
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: draped and diademed bust of Cleopatra VII to r.
Rev.: eagle standing to left; in front double cornucopiae as symbol

Exhibition History

  • Ancient to Modern, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/2012 - 06/01/2013
  • 32Q: 3740 Egyptian, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 11/28/2017; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/29/2018 - 01/01/2050

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