Inscribed marble statue base

ca. 270–250 BCE

Not on view

A dedication to the Ptolemaic queen Arsinoe II Philadelphos by Aristokles, (the son) of Aristokles, an Alexandrian. After her death she was deified by her husband/brother, Ptolemy Philadelphos (r. 285–246 B.C.).

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Title: Inscribed marble statue base
Period: Hellenistic
Date: ca. 270–250 BCE
Culture: Greek, Cypriot
Medium: Marble, grey
Dimensions: 9 1/4 × 14 1/2 × 27 in., 146 lb. (23.5 × 36.8 × 68.6 cm, 66.2 kg)
Classification: Cesnola Inscriptions
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.2378
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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