Patricia Eunji Kim is Assistant Professor at New York University, senior editor and curator-at-large at Monument Lab, and co-editor of several volumes on both ancient and contemporary art. Her research has been recognized with awards and fellowships from the Center for Hellenic Studies, the Archaeological Institute of America, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

'A compelling interdisciplinary study of royal women's roles in shaping dynastic identity through visual and material culture. … Well documented with notes and bibliography, this volume makes a significant contribution to Hellenistic studies, art history, and gender studies. It is recommended for scholars, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates in classics, archaeology, and related fields. Interested lay readers with a background in ancient history or art will also find it accessible and engaging. Highly recommended.' J. Pollini, Choice

• Abbreviations and sources; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Engendering dynasty: monumental women and public sculpture; 2. Foreign royal wives from Asia and objects of Hellenistic queenship; 3. (Be)Holding the beautiful bodies of Ptolemaic queens; 4. Imperial kinship and care in portrayals of Seleucid queenship; 5. Royal mothers and Attalid dynastic monuments; Conclusion: looking for queens; Bibliography.

Patricia Eunji Kim is Assistant Professor at New York University, senior editor and curator-at-large at Monument Lab, and co-editor of several volumes on both ancient and contemporary art. Her research has been recognized with awards and fellowships from the Center for Hellenic Studies, the Archaeological Institute of America, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

'A compelling interdisciplinary study of royal women's roles in shaping dynastic identity through visual and material culture. … Well documented with notes and bibliography, this volume makes a significant contribution to Hellenistic studies, art history, and gender studies. It is recommended for scholars, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates in classics, archaeology, and related fields. Interested lay readers with a background in ancient history or art will also find it accessible and engaging. Highly recommended.' J. Pollini, Choice

• Abbreviations and sources; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Engendering dynasty: monumental women and public sculpture; 2. Foreign royal wives from Asia and objects of Hellenistic queenship; 3. (Be)Holding the beautiful bodies of Ptolemaic queens; 4. Imperial kinship and care in portrayals of Seleucid queenship; 5. Royal mothers and Attalid dynastic monuments; Conclusion: looking for queens; Bibliography.

Patricia Eunji Kim is Assistant Professor at New York University, senior editor and curator-at-large at Monument Lab, and co-editor of several volumes on both ancient and contemporary art. Her research has been recognized with awards and fellowships from the Center for Hellenic Studies, the Archaeological Institute of America, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

'A compelling interdisciplinary study of royal women's roles in shaping dynastic identity through visual and material culture. … Well documented with notes and bibliography, this volume makes a significant contribution to Hellenistic studies, art history, and gender studies. It is recommended for scholars, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates in classics, archaeology, and related fields. Interested lay readers with a background in ancient history or art will also find it accessible and engaging. Highly recommended.' J. Pollini, Choice

• Abbreviations and sources; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Engendering dynasty: monumental women and public sculpture; 2. Foreign royal wives from Asia and objects of Hellenistic queenship; 3. (Be)Holding the beautiful bodies of Ptolemaic queens; 4. Imperial kinship and care in portrayals of Seleucid queenship; 5. Royal mothers and Attalid dynastic monuments; Conclusion: looking for queens; Bibliography.