Arsinoe II

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

MMA_.20.2.21

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MMA_.20.2.21

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

2000

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2000

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Sculpture

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Sculpture

Object Type

false

Creator Nationality:

African; North African; Egyptian

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African; North African; Egyptian

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Egyptian

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Egyptian

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Arsinoe II

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Arsinoe II

Title

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Title Type:

Object name

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Object name

Title Type

false

View:

Side View

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Side View

View

false

Creation Date:

after 270 B.C.E.

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after 270 B.C.E.

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

580

ocs

580

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

620

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620

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

Limestone with traces of gilding and paint

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Limestone with traces of gilding and paint

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

Statues

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Statues

Classification Term

false

Dimensions:

H. 15 in. (38.1 cm)

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H. 15 in. (38.1 cm)

Dimensions

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AMICA Contributor:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

New York, New York, USA

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New York, New York, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

20.2.21

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20.2.21

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

Rogers Fund, 1920

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Rogers Fund, 1920

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.metmuseum.org/

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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>

Rights

false

Context:

Since the inscription on the back of this figure refers to Arsinoe II as a goddess, it was probably made after her death in 270 B.C. when her cult was established by her brother and husband, Ptolemy II. The queen stands in a traditional Egyptian pose, strictly frontal, with her left foot advanced and right arm, hand clenched, at her side. The statuette is a fine example of the tendency during the Ptolemaic Period to combine Egyptian artistic conventions with those of the classical world. The style of her wig and the cornucopia (a divine attribute) she holds are Greek elements, but her stylized features and garments and the back pillar are well-established Egyptian conventions of the period.

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<P>Since the inscription on the back of this figure refers to Arsinoe II as a goddess, it was probably made after her death in 270 B.C. when her cult was established by her brother and husband, Ptolemy II. The queen stands in a traditional Egyptian pose, strictly frontal, with her left foot advanced and right arm, hand clenched, at her side. The statuette is a fine example of the tendency during the Ptolemaic Period to combine Egyptian artistic conventions with those of the classical world. The style of her wig and the cornucopia (a divine attribute) she holds are Greek elements, but her stylized features and garments and the back pillar are well-established Egyptian conventions of the period.</P>

Context

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