“Unlocking History: Could a Newly Discovered Statue Unveil Cleopatra’s True Face?”
A small statue discovered at Cleopatra’s tomb seemingly reveals what her true face looked like
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The Taposiris Magna Temple, located west of Alexandria, under the southern wall of the temple’s perimeter, was where Martinez uncovered the artifact.
But while she thinks the statue may show the queen’s true face, experts have pointed out that several of its features differ from her known depictions, suggesting it may have been another royal woman or princess.
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“I looked at the bust carefully,” Zahi Hawass — a former Egyptian minister of antiquities — told Live Science. “It is not Cleopatra at all; it is Roman.”
According to the outlet, pharaohs were portrayed with Egyptian—rather than Roman—art styles during the Ptolemaic dynasty, which could have contributed to Martinez’s mistaken conclusion.
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Her team additionally found a half-length statue of a king wearing the Nemes headdress of 337 coins — many of which featured Cleopatra’s image — oil lamps, a scarab amulet with the words “The justice of Ra has arisen,” and more, as per New York Post.
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