Cleopatra Pictures, Ancient

Cleopatra in Art (Discussion) for commentary and further information on some of these images.

Comment: If you are acquainted with Cleopatra through the Victorians, the images of her that have come down from Antiquity are something of a disappointment. First, they're not very numerous. Second, they seriously question the notion (addressed elsewhere on this site) that the original femme fatale was good looking. There are a couple things to say about this. First, ancient standards of beauty were different. Second, Cleopatra's ancient images were not designed to strike the eye, let alone titillate; some were designed to present the image she (or Marc Antony) wanted to present—eg., a touch leader—or, in the case of the Egyptian images, a Pharaoh just like the other Pharaohs (bow your head!).

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184 x 300 rmc.edu 252 x 300 itsa.ucsf.edu 270 x 458 sangha.net 216 x 300 fmnh.org "Limestone head of a woman resembling Cleopatra�VII" 600 x 600 thebritishmuseum.ac .uk 600 x 600 thebritishmuseum.ac .uk Silver denarius of Cleopatra�VII and Mark Antony (32 BC). 600 x 600 thebritishmuseum.ac .uk 212 x 300 rmc.edu 600 x 600 thebritishmuseum.ac .uk unsure 189 x 453 sangha.net Cleopatra's handwriting (one word at bottom, "let it be so") 1505 x 1949 millennium.arts .kuleuven.ac .be Silver Tetradrachm of Cleopatra III and Ptolemy IX (116-107 BC) 512 x 239 artmuseums.harvard .edu 200 x 301 fmnh.org Unsure 420 x 480 sangha.net 435 x 561 ce.eng.usf .edu 150 x 307 hughpearman .com 225 x 300 artic.edu 200 x 213 artic.edu
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