BEAUTIF BURIAL ROMAN EGYPT OSACR

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Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-0-19-927665-3
Verlag: ACADEMIC

Buch, Englisch, 360 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 208 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 1011 g

This important new study looks at the intersection of Greek and Egyptian art forms in the funerary sphere of Roman Egypt. A discussion of artistic change, cultural identity, and religious belief foregrounds the detailed analysis of more than 150 objects and tombs, many of which are presented here for the first time. In addition to the information it provides about individual works of art, supported by catalogue entries, the study explores fundamental questions such as how artists combine the iconographies and representational forms of different visual traditions, and why two distinct visual traditions were employed in Roman Egypt.

Zielgruppe

Scholars and students of Egyptology, classical archaeology, papyrology, and art history

Autoren/Hrsg.

Riggs, Christina

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Afrikanische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte Kunstgeschichte: Klassisch (Griechisch & Römisch)
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte Religion des alten Ägyptens

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- 1: Introduction: Art, Identity, and Funerary Religion

- 2: Osiris, Hathor, and the Gendered Dead

- 3: Portraying the Dead

- 4: The Funerary Art of Western Thebes

- 5: Conclusions: The `Beautiful Burial' in Roman Egypt

Über Autor(innen)

Christina Riggs is Curator of Egyptology, The Manchester Museum, University of Manchester.