Death of Cleopatra VII, the last ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt

Death of Cleopatra VII, the last ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt, in 30BC. She holds a poisonous asp at her breast. In agate and dactylotheca from the collection of the art dealer Thomas Moore Slade. Mezzotint copperplate engraving by John Spilsbury from his Collection of Fifty Prints from Antique Gems, John Boydell, London, 1785

Agate Ancient History Art Dealer Classical History Dactylotheca Greek Myth John Boydell John Spilsbury Mezzotint Poison Roman Myth Thomas Moore Slade Venom

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