Gift basket, after Balzico, 1874
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Last of her line, Cleopatra said by Plutarch to have fair hair; the sculptor used Roman coins for her face, a live model for her body. The apocryphal snake is there, a bit hard to spot right off. She wasn't so much attractive as brilliant, speaking 12 languages, and the wealthiest human who has ever lived. I love her realization of the finality of her choice.