Martinez believes this piece depicts Cleopatra VII, Egypt’s last Ptolemaic ruler ... found a limestone bust of a king wearing the Nemes headdress, commonly associated with pharaohs.

The Roman period in Egypt began in 30 B.C. after Cleopatra's death ... of another bust depicting a king wearing the "Nemes" — a headdress that goes over the head and down to the shoulders ...

Cunning, charming and captivating, the Egyptian Cleopatra was horrifying, yet fascinating to many of Rome’s citizens. Just when she may have thought she was in sight of the Roman throne – the ...