Hellenizing art in ancient Nubia, 300 BC-AD 250, and its Egyptian model s a study in "acculturation" /

Presenting a large body of evidence for the first time, this book offers a comprehensive treatment of Nubian architecture, sculpture, and minor arts in the period between 300 BC-AD 250. It focuses primarily on the Nubian response to the traditional pharaonic, Hellenistic/Roman, Hellenizing, and &quo...

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Main Author: Török, László, 1941-

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Series: Culture and History of the Ancient Near East 53.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2011, ISBN: 9789004222748.

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Call Number: N5350 .T83 2011

Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
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  • Introduction. The Nubian Scene /
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  • Chapter One. Ergamenes, Aktisanes, And The Modern Discovery Of Hellenizing Art In Meroe /
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  • Chapter Two. Reception Without Understanding? /
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  • Chapter Three. An Elusive Model: Images Of Egypt's Multicultural Identity In The Ptolemaic And Roman Periods /
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  • Chapter Four. Early Contacts With Ptolemaic Egypt And The Early Imports /
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  • Chapter Five. Hellenizing Architecture And Sculpture In Meroe City /
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  • Chapter Six. The Great Enclosure At Musawwarat Es Sufra /
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  • Chapter Seven. From Mass-Product To Luxury And Back. Decorated Fine Pottery And Meroitic Vase Painting /
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  • Chapter Eight. The Hellenistic Egyptian Style Kiosk At Naqa Or "Acculturation" Sidetracked /
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  • Chapter Nine. Media And Messages. The Autonomy Of Nubian "Acculturation" /
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  • Abbreviations /
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  • Index Of Names /
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  • Index Of Places, Peoples, And Monuments /
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  • Museum Index /
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  • Plates /
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