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title: Wine Vase with Berenice II
author: J. Paul Getty Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10744/wine-vase-with-berenice-ii/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Wine Vase with Berenice II
_Authored by J. Paul Getty Museum_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10744.jpg)
## Image Caption
[Berenice](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Berenice/) II (c. 266 - 221 BCE) is represented as Agathe [Tyche](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tyche/), the goddess of Good Fortune, on a type of [faience](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Faience/) wine vase called oinochoe ([Alexandria](https://www.worldhistory.org/alexandria/), ca. 245-200 BCE, Getty inv. 96.AI.58).
## Bibliography
- [Branko van Oppen de Ruiter. *Berenice II Euergetis.* Palgrave Macmillan, 2015, 52-54, pl. 3.6.](https://www.worldhistory.org/books/1137494611/)
- [Jeffrey Spier, Timothy Potts and Sara E. Cole (eds.). *Beyond the Nile.* J. Paul Getty Museum, 2018, 182, no. 114.](https://www.worldhistory.org/books/1606065513/)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museum, J. P. G. (2019, May 21). Wine Vase with Berenice II. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museum, J. Paul Getty. "Wine Vase with Berenice II." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 21, 2019. .
### MLA
Museum, J. Paul Getty. "Wine Vase with Berenice II." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 May 2019, .
## License & Copyright
Digital image courtesy of the Getty's [Open Content Program](https://www.getty.edu/projects/open-content-program/). The Getty makes available, without charge, all available digital images to which the Getty holds the rights or that are in the public domain to be used for any purpose. No permission is required. [Original image](http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/102762/unknown-maker-fragmentary-oinochoe-greek-ptolemaic-243-222-bc/) by [**J. Paul Getty Museum**](http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/102762/unknown-maker-fragmentary-oinochoe-greek-ptolemaic-243-222-bc/). Submitted by [Branko van Oppen](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/bvoppen/ "User Page: Branko van Oppen"), published on 21 May 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.