Gilt faience fragment of an oinochoe (jug)
in high relief, Arsinoe II
The double cornucopia held in the crook of the left arm of the figure is an attribute of the Ptolemaic queen, Arsinoe II. Such cornucopiae, accompanied by inscriptions bearing her name appear on coins, as well as on complete examples of relief oinochoai, thus allowing a secure identification of the queen, despite the small size of the fragment and lack of head.
The double cornucopia held in the crook of the left arm of the figure is an attribute of the Ptolemaic queen, Arsinoe II. Such cornucopiae, accompanied by inscriptions bearing her name appear on coins, as well as on complete examples of relief oinochoai, thus allowing a secure identification of the queen, despite the small size of the fragment and lack of head.
Artwork Details
- Title: Gilt faience fragment of an oinochoe (jug)
- Period: Hellenistic
- Date: 3rd century BCE
- Culture: Greek, Ptolemaic
- Medium: Faience
- Dimensions: h. 2 13/32 in. (6.1 cm)
- Classification: Miscellaneous-Faience
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
- Object Number: 17.194.2392
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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