Arsinoe II Philadelphus 3rd C. BCE

"Arsinoe II Philadelphos, “Who loves her brother” (316/315 – 270 BC) was daughter of Ptolemy I and Berenice I, and sister and wife of Ptolemy II Philadelphus 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."

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Arsinoe II Philadelphus 3rd C. BCE. Paris, Musée du Louvre.




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