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Egypt in Italy : Visions of Egypt in Roman Imperial Culture

Swetnam-Burland, Molly, author

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\"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 obelisks, brought to the capital over the Mediterranean Sea by the emperors, to locally made emulations of Egyptian artifacts found in private homes and in temples to Egyptian gods. Although the foreign appearance of these artworks was central to their appeal, this book situates them within their social, political, and artistic contexts in Roman Italy. Swetnam-Burland focuses on what these works meant to their owners and their viewers in their new settings, by exploring evidence for the artists who produced them and by examining their relationship to the contemporary literature that informed Roman perceptions of Egyptian history, customs, and myths\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Subject: Art, Egyptian Rome History. / Architecture, Egyptian Rome History. / ART / History / Ancient & Classical. / Rome Relations Egypt. / Egypt Relations Rome. / Egypt Foreign public opinion, Roman. / Rome History Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D. / Italy History To 476. / Egypt Antiquities. / Rome Intellectual life. / Rome Civilization Egyptian influences.
• ISBN: 9781107040489, 1107040485

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
DG215.E3 S83 2015	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE