C. Marattus

Cleopatra Aegypti Reginarum novissima...

Rome: c.1720. Notes: Cleopatra VII Philopator, Cleopatra was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, a family of Macedonian Greek[2] origin that ruled Egypt after Alexander the Great's death during the Hellenistic period. The Ptolemies, throughout their dynasty, spoke Greek[3] and refused to speak Egyptian, which is the reason that Greek as well as Egyptian languages were used on official court documents such as the Rosetta Stone.[4] By contrast, Cleopatra did learn to speak Egyptian[5] and represented herself as the reincarnation of an Egyptian goddess., Image Size : 392x264 (mm), 15.43x10.39 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 454x320 (mm), 17.87x12.60 (Inches), Coloring: Black & White, Medium: Copper Engraving, Categories: Old Masters;. Very Good, backed on acid free tissue paper for long term preservation. Item #P4070

Notes: Cleopatra VII Philopator, Cleopatra was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, a family of Macedonian Greek[2] origin that ruled Egypt after Alexander the Great's death during the Hellenistic period. The Ptolemies, throughout their dynasty, spoke Greek[3] and refused to speak Egyptian, which is the reason that Greek as well as Egyptian languages were used on official court documents such as the Rosetta Stone.[4] By contrast, Cleopatra did learn to speak Egyptian[5] and represented herself as the reincarnation of an Egyptian goddess., Image Size : 392x264 (mm), 15.43x10.39 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 454x320 (mm), 17.87x12.60 (Inches), Coloring: Black & White, Medium: Copper Engraving, Categories: Old Masters;.

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