大英博物館のインスタグラム(britishmuseum) - 10月24日 01時30分

Is imitation the sincerest form of flattery? 🤔

The woman immortalised in this elegant limestone head has styled herself to look like the legendary Egyptian queen Cleopatra VIII.

While the pointed chin and strongly curved nose strongly resemble other portraits of Cleopatra, this woman is not shown wearing a crown or diadem which would indicate a royal status 👑

From 46–44 BC Cleopatra lived in Rome with Julius Caesar, her lover and political ally. Her notoriety and frequent public appearances made her a celebrity, and her style and mannerisms were copied by Roman women 💃✨

🔎 Portrait head of a woman resembling Cleopatra VII. Limestone, from Italy, around 50–30 BC.

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