Gilt faience fragment of an oinochoe (jug)

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3rd century BCE · Faience · Greek and Roman Art

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.

Artist

Unknown

Date

3rd century BCE

Medium

Faience

Culture

Greek, Ptolemaic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917