Art Institute of Chicago
Plaque Depicting a Queen or Goddess
EgyptianLinkedCulture matchlcp-b3f2759025d0
- Date
- Ptolemaic Period (332–30 BCE)
- Medium
- Limestone
- Culture
- Egypt
- Department
- Arts of Africa
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 121726
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
A headdress in the form of a vulture crowns this female figure, indicating her status as a queen or goddess. Although of Greek descent, pharaohs and queens of this era used traditional Egyptian markers of royalty and divinity, including crowns, to represent themselves. Her beaded necklace is embellished with lotus blossoms and flowering papyrus umbels—plants indigenous to the Nile River valley—further indicating her close affinity with Egypt.
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- Credit line
- Museum Purchase Fund
- Provenance
- Nicolas George Tano (1866-1924), Cairo; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago through James Henry Breasted as agent, 1919.
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- Object type
- AAT300190691
Part of a LinkedCulture topic
Ancient Egyptian Personal ObjectsThese objects are cosmetic implements and grooming tools from ancient Egypt, including mirrors, palettes for grinding pigments, and decorative knives, representing daily life and personal adornment practices.
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