770, Portrait (profile left): Berenike II (?). Bust of a woman, wearing chiton and necklace; Berenike II? Inscribed NIKANDROS EPOEI, 'Nikandros made [me]'.

Record Number: 40004981
Sub-database: Marlborough
Reference Number: 770
Period of Original Gem: 2nd cent. BC
Material of Original Gem: Hyacinthine sard
Description: Portrait (profile left): Berenike II (?). Bust of a woman, wearing chiton and necklace; Berenike II? Inscribed NIKANDROS EPOEI, 'Nikandros made [me]'.
Last Recorded Collection: Walters Art Museum, Baltimore: 42.1339
Previous Collections:
- Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 447
- Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 770
Size: 26x20
Comments: The upper part, above the eye, is missing and had been restored.

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