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title: Ptolemy II Before Arsinoe II
author: British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11739/ptolemy-ii-before-arsinoe-ii/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ptolemy II Before Arsinoe II
_Authored by British Museum_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11739.jpg)
## Image Caption
Limestone relief from the Chapel of [Ptolemy II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ptolemy_II_Philadelphus/) at Tanis in the [Nile](https://www.worldhistory.org/nile/) Delta representing [Ptolemy](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Ptolemy/) II facing [Arsinoe II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Arsinoe_II_Philadelphus/) (San el-Hagar, ca. 275-250 BCE; BM reg. no. 1885,1101.5, inv. no. EA-1056). Courtesy of the Trustees of the British Museum, London. (Image background has been digitally removed by Branko van Oppen)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museum, B. (2020, January 30). Ptolemy II Before Arsinoe II. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Museum, British. "Ptolemy II Before Arsinoe II." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 30, 2020. .
### MLA
Museum, British. "Ptolemy II Before Arsinoe II." *World History Encyclopedia*, 30 Jan 2020, .
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