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Marble bust identified as Cleopatra VII

Cleopatra VII

Egypt · 69–30 BCE

Pharaoh & diplomat

Ancient seated statue of Hatshepsut

Hatshepsut

Egypt · c. 1507–1458 BCE

Pharaoh of Egypt

Statue of Pharaoh Ramesses II

Ramesses II

Egypt · c. 1303–1213 BCE

Pharaoh of Egypt

Ancient bust believed to depict Hannibal Barca

Hannibal

Tunisia · 247–183/181 BCE

Carthaginian general

Painted limestone bust of Nefertiti in the Neues Museum

Nefertiti

Egypt · c. 1370–c. 1330 BCE

Queen of Egypt

Ancient Egyptian statue depicting Akhenaten

Akhenaten

Egypt · c. 1353–1336 BCE

Pharaoh of Egypt

Gold burial mask of Tutankhamun

Tutankhamun

Egypt · c. 1341–1323 BCE

Pharaoh of Egypt