Statuette of Arsinoe II for her Posthumous Cult, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 150–100 B.C., From Egypt, Limestone, paint, gold leaf, H. 38.7 cm (15 1/4 in); W. 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in); D. 13.2 cm (5 3/16 in), The inscription on the back of this figure refers to Queen Arsinoe II as a goddess, indicating it was made after 270 B.C. when her cult was established at the time of her death in by her brother and husband, Ptolemy II
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Statuette, Arsinoe II, Posthumous Cult, Ptolemaic Period, ca, 150–100 B.C, Egypt, Limestone, paint, gold leaf, H, 38.7 cm, 15 1/4, W, 9.6, 3 3/4, D, 13.2, 5 3/16, inscription, back, figure refers, Queen Arsinoe, II, goddess, indicating, 270, cult, established, time, death, brother, husband, Ptolemy
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