Illustration
Mosaic with square emblem depicting Berenice II as personification of naval prowess (Thmouis, ca. 245-200 BCE; Greco-Roman Museum, Alexandria, inv. 21.739). Photograph by A. Pelle © Centre d’Études Alexandrines/CNRS, courtesy of Jean-Yves Empereur, Director.
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References
- Branko van Oppen de Ruiter. Berenice II Euergetis. Palgrave Macmillan, 2015, 60-64, pl. 3.11.
- Wiktor Andrzej Daszewski. Corpus of mosaics from Egypt. P. von Zabern, 1985, 142-160.
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