托勒密女王的大理石头像 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	托勒密女王的大理石头像
品名（英）	Marble head of a Ptolemaic queen
入馆年号	2002年，2002.66
策展部门	希腊和罗马艺术（Greek and Roman Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元前 275 - 公元前 250
创作地区
分类	石雕（Stone Sculpture）
尺寸	高 15 英寸 (38.1 厘米)
介绍（中）	由英国总领事乔治·鲍德温（George Baldwin）在埃及购得，1785–96 这个巨大的头像给人一种主权平静和力量的印象，尽管曾经覆盖头部顶部和后部的面纱现在不见了。尽管这些特征是以公元前四世纪后期典型的完全古典风格铸造的，但脸部印有足够的个性，可以将其识别为肖像。它很可能代表了托勒密王朝的成员，即从公元前323年亚历山大大帝去世到罗马吞并埃及和公元前30年克利奥帕特拉七世自杀的马其顿希腊人的继承。最近，这位首领被确定为阿尔西诺二世，她与她的兄弟托勒密二世一起统治，从公元前278年到公元前270年去世。女王生前不仅属于王朝统治者崇拜的一部分，死后还被哥哥变成了独立的神灵。她被崇拜为与伊希斯有关的埃及女神，也分别被崇拜为希腊女神，拥有自己的避难所和节日。这个强烈理想化的头像，类似于赫拉和得墨忒耳的经典形象，可能与后者有关。
介绍（英）	Acquired in Egypt by George Baldwin, British Consul-General 1785–96 This monumental head gives an impression of sovereign calm and power, even though the veil that once covered the top and back of the head is now missing. Although the features are cast in a thoroughly classical style typical of the late fourth century B.C., the face is stamped with enough individuality to identify it as a portrait. In all probability, it represents a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, that succession of Macedonian Greeks who ruled Egypt from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. until the annexation of Egypt by Rome and the suicide of Cleopatra VII in 30 B.C. Most recently, the head has been identified as Arsinoe II, who ruled together with her brother, Ptolemy II, from 278 B.C. until her death in 270 B.C. Not only was the queen part of a dynastic ruler cult during her life, she was also transformed into an independent deity by her brother after her death. She was worshiped as an Egyptian goddess in association with Isis and also separately as a Greek goddess, with her own sanctuaries and festivals. This strongly idealized head, which resembles classical images of Hera and Demeter, was probably associated with the latter cult.