Hellenizing art in ancient Nubia, 300 BC-AD 250, and its Egyptian models

a study in "acculturation"

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Hellenizing art in ancient Nubia, 300 BC-AD 250, and its Egyptian models

a study in "acculturation"

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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 “hybrid” elements of Ptolemaic and Roman Egyptian culture. The author begins with a history of Nubian art and a critical survey of the literature on Ptolemaic and Roman Egyptian art. Special chapters are then devoted to the discussion of the Egyptian-Greek interaction in the arts of Ptolemaic Egypt, the place of Egyptian Hellenistic and Hellenizing art within the oikumene, the pluralistic visual world of Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt, as well as on the specific genre of terracotta sculpture. Utilizing examples from Meroe City and Musawwarat es Sufra, the author argues that cultural transfer from Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt to Nubia resulted in an inward-focused adaptation. Therefore, the resulting Nubian art from this period expresses only those aspects of Egyptian and Greek art that are compatible with indigenous Nubian goals.

All those interested in culture transfer and acculturation, in the ancient history, architecture, sculpture and minor arts of Nubia, and the history of Hellenistic and Roman Egyptian art.

For more information see http://www.brill.com/hellenizing-art-ancient-nubia-300-bcad-250-and-its-egyptian-models

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Language
English
Pages
484

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Table of Contents

Ergamenes, Aktisanes, and the modern discovery of Hellenizing art in Meroe
Reception without understanding?
An elusive model: images of Egypt's multicultural identity in the Ptolemaic and Roman periods
Early contacts with Ptolemaic Egypt and the early imports
Hellenizing architecture and sculpture in Meroe city
The great enclosure at Musawwarat es Sufra
From mass-product to luxury and back: decorated fine pottery and Meroitic vase painting
The Hellenistic Egyptian style kiosk at Naqa, or "acculturation" sidetracked
Media and messages: the autonomy of Nubian "acculturation".

Edition Notes

Includes index.

Published in
Leiden, Boston
Series
Culture and history of the ancient Near East

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
709.3978
Library of Congress
N5350 .T83 2011, N5350.T83 2011

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
484

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24853787M
Internet Archive
hellenizingartan00trkl
ISBN 13
9789004211285
LCCN
2011019858
OCLC/WorldCat
725298353

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