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Journal Article
A Bust Statue of Nilos at Greco-Roman Museum Alexandria
2024
Overview
The point of the research is to study and publish a bust statue of God Nilos, that is recently displayed in the Greco-Roman Museum (No. 842), the aim of the study is to clarify the position of the statue while comparing it with other statues with unique different positions of the same deity and of the same period in order to indicate the variety of features & position of the sculptural art of that era, further more discussing the origin of the god, its existence in mythology and ancient sources, its family besides the cult of the Nile in the Greco-Roman period. The study also spots the light on the attributes and symbols related to the god which mostly appeared on this bust such as the cornucopia, the false beard, the fillet. Research obstacle is to distinguish the manufacturing material of this bust which was in a long debate. Research draws on a two tiered methodological approach: a full complete description of the artifact and analyzing the data through theoretical frameworks to determine its historical and archaeological contexts.
Publisher
جامعة مدينة السادات - كلية السياحة والفنادق
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