tour 4 of 10
A Queens Tour
Arsinoe II
Arsinoe II was a Greek Queen of Egypt from the
Ptolemy family. She ruled with her husband, who was also her
brother. Queens became very important during this time and some of
the Ptolemaic queens even ruled on their own, without a king.
Arsinoe was a popular queen during her lifetime, but became even
more important after her death when she was worshipped as a
goddess.
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The
head originally came from a statue, the body of which is now
missing, which was kept in a small shrine dedicated to the memory
of Arsinoe. It is made of faience, a glassy substance usually made
from grains of quartz or crystal, and natron (a type of
salt).