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Amastris
Amastris (c. 340/39-285 BCE) was a niece of the Persian king...

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Berenice II Euergetis
Berenice II Euergetis (c. 267-221 BCE) was a pre-eminent Hellenistic...

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Lysimachus
Lysimachus (c. 361-281 BCE) was one of Alexander the Great’s...

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Ptolemaic Dynasty
The Ptolemaic dynasty controlled Egypt for almost three centuries...

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Arsinöe II
This limestone statue dates to 278-270 BCE and was found in the...

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Bronze Statues of Ptolemy II & Arsinöe II
These early 3rd Century BCE bronze statues from Alexandria, Egypt...

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Coin Portrait of Arsinoe II
Gold octadrachm (mnaieion) with the veiled portrait of Arsinoe...

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Faience Glass Vase Portraying Arsinöe II
This fragment of blue faience glass came from a kind of libation...

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Family Tree of Arsinoe II
Stemma (reduced family tree) of Arsinoe II, the daughter of Ptolemy...

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Gold Octadrachm of Ptolemy II & Arsinöe II
This massive gold coin weighing approximately 27.7-8 grams was...

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Gonzaga Cameo
The Gonzaga Cameo (named after Renaissance dukes of Mantua) is...

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Ptolemy I with Berenice I & Ptolemy II with Arsinoe II
Gold octodrachm (mnaieion) with the draped and diademed jugate...