Classical Studies 2900 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Cleopatra, Cleopatra Iii Of Egypt, Uraeus
23 Apr 2016
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Cleopatra wears 7 different headdresses depending on her audience, including the following: diadem with triple uraeus: this is a representation of the cobra goddess which protects the kings and queens. Black basalt statue: triple uraeus on wig, carrying double cornucopia which symbolizes a large harvest, wears a thin dress, round tummy = she"s prosperous and her country"s prosperous, donut ring, egyptian guise. Black basalt statue #2: carrying bars as space filler, wearing a dress, venus rings (rolls of fat under her chin which means prosperity and beauty), donut ring, triple uraeus. Note: the original tombstone with cleopatra on the second line was actually a stele. Also, it was probably a plaque for her father, but got its inscription changed to focus on cleopatra when she was the queen. After the birth of caesarion, she presented herself as isis more than she did a pharaoh. This was because caesarion could now be seen as baby horus.
