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Hellenizing art in ancient Nubia, 300 BC-AD 250, and its Egyptian models : a study in "acculturation"

Title
Hellenizing art in ancient Nubia, 300 BC-AD 250, and its Egyptian models : a study in "acculturation" / by Laszlo Torok.
Author
Török, László, 1941-2020.
Publication
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

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Description
xxvi, 483 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
Series Statement
Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; . v53
Uniform Title
Culture and history of the ancient Near East.
Subject
  • Art, Nubian > Egyptian influences
  • Art, Ancient > Nubia
  • Art, Hellenistic > Nubia
  • Architecture, Hellenistic > Nubia
  • Nubia > Antiquities
  • Meroe (Extinct city) > Antiquities
  • Nubia > Civilization
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
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".
Call Number
JQE 12-1165
ISBN
  • 9789004211285 (hardback : alk. paper)
  • 9004211284 (hardback : alk. paper)
LCCN
2011019858
OCLC
725298353
Author
Török, László, 1941-2020.
Title
Hellenizing art in ancient Nubia, 300 BC-AD 250, and its Egyptian models : a study in "acculturation" / by Laszlo Torok.
Imprint
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.
Series
Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; . v53
Culture and history of the ancient Near East.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JQE 12-1165
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