Head of Arsinoe II in the Louvre, June 2014

Asinoe II Philadelphos deified
3rd century BC
Egyptian marble?
H. 44 cm

Daughter of Ptolemy I and Berenice I, and sister and wife of Ptolemy II who ruled over Greek Egypt from 284 to 246 BC, Arsinoe II is identified here with the goddess Isis–Selene (the moon), as shown by the two small horns on the brow. The head probably belonged to a statue carved in a different material.

Haro gift, 1898
Department of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities
N° d'entrée MNC 2318
(n° usuel Ma 4891)

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