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title: Arsinöe II
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8202/arsinoe-ii/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Arsinöe II
_Authored by Metropolitan Museum of Art_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8202.jpg)
## Image Caption
This limestone statue dates to 278-270 BCE and was found in the Memphite region of [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). Thought to portray the Ptolemaic queen Arsinöe II, the piece is an obvious callback to earlier [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) artistic motifs in an attempt to legitimize the rule of the Macedonian dynasty. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2018, February 27). Arsinöe II. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Arsinöe II." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 27, 2018. .
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Arsinöe II." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Feb 2018, .
## License & Copyright
© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/547699) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/547699). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 27 February 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.