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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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Last updated 01/03/2026 17:16:00 by Parker, Greg. Copyright © 2003-2026 Classical Art Research Centre, University of Oxford.

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