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title: Faience Glass Vase Portraying Arsinöe II
author: Unknown
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8203/faience-glass-vase-portraying-arsinoe-ii/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Faience Glass Vase Portraying Arsinöe II
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8203.jpg)
## Image Caption
This fragment of blue [faience](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Faience/) glass came from a kind of libation vessel known as "oinochoai" which were used in festivals honouring the deified Ptolemaic queens. The figure portrayed is Arsinöe II who wears her hair in the "melon-coiffure" style iconic of Ptolemaic royal [women](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/women/). The piece was made around 275-270 BCE and was found in the area of [Alexandria](https://www.worldhistory.org/alexandria/). (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Unknown. (2018, February 27). Faience Glass Vase Portraying Arsinöe II. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Unknown. "Faience Glass Vase Portraying Arsinöe II." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 27, 2018. .
### MLA
Unknown. "Faience Glass Vase Portraying 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/551339) by [**Unknown**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/551339). 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.