Egypt in Italy : visions of Egypt in Roman imperial culture /
"This book examines the appetite for Egyptian and Egyptian-looking artwork in Italy during the century following Rome's annexation of Aegyptus as a province. In the early imperial period, Roman interest in Egyptian culture was widespread, as evidenced by works ranging from the monumental o...
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Call Number: DG215 .E3 S83
- Introduction: From Egypt to Italy
- Egyptian objects, Roman contexts : appropriation and aesthetics
- Aegyptus Redacta : Augustus' obelisks and the spoils of Egypt
- The Sanctuary of Isis in Pompeii : dedication and devotion, myth and ritual
- Appendix 3.1: Marble inscriptions from the sanctuary of Isis
- Appendix 3.2: Dipinti near the Sanctuary of Isis
- Appendix 3.3: Multiples and adaptations : Io panel paintings
- Appendix 3.4: Graffiti quoting, or, Adapting Ovid from Pompeii
- Images of Egypt : land at the limit of belief
- Appendix 4: The structure and argument of Juvenal 15
- Conclusion: The afterlives of objects.