COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MMA_.20.2.21
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Sculpture
Creator Nationality:
African; North African; Egyptian
Creator Name-CRT:
Egyptian
Title:
Arsinoe II
Title Type:
Object name
View:
Side View
Creation Date:
after 270 B.C.E.
Creation Start Date:
580
Creation End Date:
620
Materials and Techniques:
Limestone with traces of gilding and paint
Classification Term:
Statues
Dimensions:
H. 15 in. (38.1 cm)
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
ID Number:
20.2.21
Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, 1920
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.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.eg20.2.21.AV1.tif
