Egyptian objects, roman contexts

A taste for Aegyptiaca in Italy

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ID20076877
AuthorsMolly Swetnam-Burland (0009-0004-3349-4067), Molly Swetnam‐Burland (corresponding author)
Year2006
Pages111-136
Publication date2006-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeCHAPTER
VenueNile into Tiber (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/ej.9789004154209.i-562.30
OpenAlexW1484564066
ISBN9789004154209
LanguageEN
Citations received6

The taste for and appreciation of Egyptian-themed material has been well attested in Roman Italy in contexts as diverse as public porticos, private homes, and Isea graced with the patronage of the imperial family. The richness of this material has been matched by the wealth of scholarly work that has established the influence of Egyptian culture in Italy, particularly the wide-ranging appeal of the cult of Isis. This chapter examines larger Roman taste for Egyptian-themed material, addressing particularly the contexts in which imported Egyptian artifacts were displayed and the relationship between such material and Italian-produced emulations. By focusing on the contexts of imports, the chapter develops a better understanding of the multiple and multivalent associations all aegyptiaca, all Egyptian-themed material regardless of provenance had for their various audiences, and consider how Romans in Italy may have used these materials to adapt their sense of their own Romanitas to their expanding empire.Keywords: Aegyptiaca; Italy

Art · Taste · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Neuroscience · Psychology

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