Berenike II (?) as Isis
Sardonyx. 3rd century BCE.2.3 × 1.4 cm. Inv. No. Ж 310.Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum
Berenike II (?) as Isis.
Sardonyx. 3rd century BCE.
2.3 × 1.4 cm.
2.3 × 1.4 cm.
Inv. No. Ж 310.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum
(Санкт-Петербург, Государственный Эрмитаж).
Origin:
Acquired from the Duke of Orleans collection in 1787.
Description:
For analogies, see: 1) Tbilisi, Art Museum of Georgia, — A. Amiranachvili, Un camée antique à Tiflis, RA, 33, 1931, p. 41 et suiv.; 2) Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale; Babelon, Catalogue, N 231, pl. 22.
Literature:
Maksimova, Reznye kamni, str. 95; Vystavka portreta, str. 21; RA, 33, 1931, p. 42.
Credits:
© 1971. Photo, text: Neverov O. Antique cameos in the Hermitage Collection. Aurora Art Publishers. Leningrad. 1971. P. 77, pl. 6
Keywords: gemma glyptics gem gems glittica gliptica gemme glyptik glyptique hellenistic egypt egitto tolemaico ellenistico ägypten égypte hellénistique αιγυπτιακή μυθολογία mythology mitologia egiziana ägyptische mythologie égyptienne ἶσις ίσις isis iside καμέα κάμερες cameo cameos cammeo cammei kamee camée kameo απεικόνιση portrait portraiture ritratto ritrattistica porträtmalerei porträt sardonyx sardonica female of queen berenike ii berenice as diadem uraeus hairdo hairstyle coiffure acconciatura pettinatura femminile ptolemaic inv no ж 310
