What Did Cleopatra Look Like?

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White marble bust of Cleopatra VII wearing a diadem, curly front ringlets and segmented “melon”-style hair pulled into a bun, almond-shaped eyes.

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Cleopatra VII

A carving on the Temple of Horus at Idfū, Egypt.

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White marble bust of Cleopatra VII wearing a diadem, curly front ringlets and segmented “melon”-style hair pulled into a bun, almond-shaped eyes.

Cleopatra VII in Marble: The ‘Berlin Cleopatra,' c. 50–38 BCE

A marble portrait bust of Cleopatra VII (c. 50–38 BCE), known as the “Berlin Cleopatra,”...

Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Antikensammlung, Johannes Laurentius, CC BY-SA 4.0, inventory number: 1976.10