Illustration
The image of the Egyptian queen Arsinoe (reigned 278-270 BCE) and wife of Ptolemy II (c. 285-246 BCE) is similar to that of the goddess Aphrodite. The form of the mouth, with a protruding upper lip indented in the middle, is an individual characteristic feature. Deified after her death, Arsinoe II became a role model for her successors. Marble. Ptolemaic Period, c. 278-250 BCE. It is on display at the Altes Museum in Berlin, Germany.
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