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Death of Cleopatra
late 17th century
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
50.8 cm (20 in.)
Credit Line
Otis Norcross Fund
Accession Number63.1255
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionPink terracotta model, prob. for architectural setting. Based on Patroclos Menelaos (Pasquino) Group. Lightly draped figures diagonally around pilaster-like support; Cleopatra, asp at breast (arms missing), in arm of male (Anthony or Epaphroditus), right
ProvenanceBy 1963, Mallett of Bourdon House, London; 1963, sold by Mallett of Bourdon House to the MFA for £150. (Accession date: September 18, 1963)