EditorialFragment of a Vase Depicting Arsinoe II, Ptolemaic Period, Ptolemaic Dynasty, 275?270 B.C.or a bit later, From Egypt, Alexandria region; Probably from Alexandria, Faience, H. 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.); W. 2 cm (13/16 in.); D. 3 cm (1 3/16 in.), Ptolemaic oino...
EditorialTwo scenes depicting Ptolemy II and Arsinoe II giving offerings to the gods. Ptolemaic period (305-31 BC). Relief. Limestone. Egypt. Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities. Stockholm. Sweden.
EditorialPtolemaios II Philadelphos and his sister Arsinoe II who was also his wife. Ptolemaic cameo (278 BCE) cut of the 9 layers of an Indian Sardonyx. Height 11.5 cm-Inv. IX A 81.
EditorialTwo scenes depicting Ptolemy II and Arsinoe II giving offerings to the gods. Ptolemaic period (305-31 BC). Relief. Limestone. Egypt. Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities. Stockholm. Sweden.
EditorialOctodrachm of Arsinoe II (obverse), 370-316 BC. Greece, Ptolemaic Dynasty, reign of Ptolemy V Epiphanes or Ptolemy VI Philometor. Gold; diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.).
EditorialOctodrachm of Arsinoe II (reverse), 370-316 BC. Greece, Ptolemaic Dynasty, reign of Ptolemy V Epiphanes or Ptolemy VI Philometor. Gold; diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.).
EditorialThe rescue of Princess Arsinoe. According to Roman poet Lucan, Arsinoe was imprisoned by Caesar in a tower standing all by itself in the sea. She was liberated by Ganymed of Alexandria. Oil on canvas (after 1560), 153 x 251 cm Inv. 269.
EditorialEgyptian Art. Statue of Queen Arsinoe II identified with the Goddess Isis. Ptolemaic period. 4th century B.C. Temporary Exhibition Egypt's Sunken Treasures. Martin Gropius. Berlin. Germany.
EditorialFragment of a Vase Depicting Arsinoe II, Ptolemaic Period, Ptolemaic Dynasty, 275?270 B.C.or a bit later, From Egypt, Alexandria region; Probably from Alexandria, Faience, H. 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.); W. 2 cm (13/16 in.); D. 3 cm (1 3/16 in.), Ptolemaic oino...
EditorialSealing naming Nesisti, a priest in the cult of Arsinoe II and her sister Philotera, Ptolemaic Period, Ptolemaic Dynasty, ca. 210?180 B.C., From Egypt, Unfired clay, Dia. 2 cm (13/16 in.), Arsinoe II was divinized on her death, and a cult to her deceas...
EditorialRam with lotus-shaped manger, Roman Period, A.D. 2nd century, From Egypt; Said to be from Fayum, Medinet el-Fayum (Krokodilopolis-Arsinoe), Faience, L. 17 cm.; H. 12 cm., This charming ram, with its almost prehensile muzzle, feeds from a lotus-form tro...
EditorialTheatrical mask for offering, Roman Period, A.D. 2nd century, From Egypt; Probably from Fayum, Medinet el-Fayum (Krokodilopolis-Arsinoe), faience, 19 x 19 cm (7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.), This mask and the mask 26.71 are too small and brittle to have served as ...
EditorialTheatrical Masks and Ram Vessel for Offering, Roman Period, A.D. 2nd century, From Egypt; Probably from Fayum, Medinet el-Fayum (Krokodilopolis-Arsinoe), faience, 19 x 19 cm (7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.), These three pieces are said to have been part of a find o...
EditorialTheatrical mask for offering, Roman Period, A.D. 2nd century, From Egypt; Probably from Fayum, Medinet el-Fayum (Krokodilopolis-Arsinoe), faience, 21 x 16 cm (8 1/4 x 6 5/16 in.), This mask and the mask 26.70 are too small and brittle to have served as...
EditorialBerylline hummingbird, Amazilia beryllina (Ornismya arsinoe). Adult male. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lesson's Natural History of the Colibri Genus of Hummingbirds, Histoire Na...
EditorialCoins and medals from ancient Egypt, including portraits of Ptolemy Euergetes 1,13, Berenice 2, Arsinoe 3, Ptolemy II Philadelphus 4, Arsinoe 5, Ptolemy V Epiphanes 6, Ptolemy VIII Physcon 7, Ptolemy IX Lathyros 8, Ptolemy XI Alexander 9, Ptolemy XII A...
EditorialBerylline hummingbird, Amazilia beryllina (Ornismya arsinoe). Juvenile. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lesson's Natural History of the Colibri Genus of Hummingbirds, Histoire Natu...
EditorialTwo scenes depicting Ptolemy II and Arsinoe II giving offerings to the gods. Ptolemaic period (305-31 BC). Relief. Limestone. Egypt. Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities. Stockholm. Sweden.
EditorialEgyptian Art. Statue of Queen Arsinoe II identified with the Goddess Isis. Ptolemaic period. 4th century B.C. Temporary Exhibition Egypt's Sunken Treasures. Martin Gropius. Berlin. Germany.
EditorialThe rescue of Princess Arsinoe. According to Roman poet Lucan, Arsinoe was imprisoned by Caesar in a tower standing all by itself in the sea. She was liberated by Ganymed of Alexandria. Oil on canvas (after 1560), 153 x 251 cm Inv. 269.
EditorialPtolemaios II Philadelphos and his sister Arsinoe II who was also his wife. Ptolemaic cameo (278 BCE) cut of the 9 layers of an Indian Sardonyx. Height 11.5 cm-Inv. IX A 81.