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The triumph and trade of Egyptian objects in Rome : collecting art in the ancient Mediterranean
- Title
- The triumph and trade of Egyptian objects in Rome : collecting art in the ancient Mediterranean / Stephanie Pearson.
- Author
- Pearson, Stephanie
- Publication
- Berlin ; Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2021]
- ©2021
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Details
- Description
- viii, 264 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), charts, maps, plan; 25 cm.
- Summary
- From gleaming hardstone statues to bright frescoes, the unexpected and often spectacular Egyptian objects discovered in Roman Italy have long presented an interpretive challenge. How they shaped and were shaped by religion, politics, and identity formation has now been well researched. But one crucial function of these objects remains to be explored: their role as precious goods in a collector?s economy. The Romans imported and recreated Egyptian goods in the most opulent materials available ? gold, gems, expensive wood, ivory, luxurious textiles ? and displayed them like true treasures. This is due in part to the way Romans encountered these items, as argued in this book: first as dazzling spolia from the war against Cleopatra, then as costly wares exchanged over the expanding Roman trade routes. In this respect, Romans treated Egyptian art surprisingly similarly to Greek art. By examining the concrete mechanisms through which Egyptian objects were acquired and displayed in Rome, this book offers a new understanding of this impressive material at the crossroads of Hellenistic, Roman, and Egyptian culture.
- Series Statement
- Image & context, 1868-4777 ; volume 20
- Uniform Title
- Image & context ; v. 20.
- Alternative Title
- Collecting art in the ancient Mediterranean
- Subject
- To 1500
- Art, Egyptian > Rome > History > To 1500
- Art > Collectors and collecting > History > Rome > To 1500
- Art objects, Egyptian > Rome
- Art, Egyptian
- Art > Collectors and collecting
- Antiquities
- Art objects, Egyptian
- Civilization > Egyptian influences
- International relations
- Rome > Relations > Egypt
- Egypt > Relations > Rome
- Egypt > Antiquities
- Rome > Civilization > Egyptian influences
- Egypt
- Rome (Empire)
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- I. Introduction: Egyptian Art in Rome as Art -- II. The Lure of Egyptian Treasures -- III. Triumphal Splendor -- IV. Trading in Luxury -- V. Sculptures for Cult and Collecting -- VI. Conclusion: Why Egypt? -- Summary -- Notes -- List of Figure Sources -- Works Cited -- Index.
- Call Number
- JFE 21-8180
- ISBN
- 3110700409
- 9783110700404
- LCCN
- 2020950605
- OCLC
- 1193585578
- Author
- Pearson, Stephanie, author.
- Title
- The triumph and trade of Egyptian objects in Rome : collecting art in the ancient Mediterranean / Stephanie Pearson.
- Publisher
- Berlin ; Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2021]
- Copyright Date
- ©2021
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Image & context, 1868-4777 ; volume 20Image & context ; v. 20.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- To 1500
- Other Form:
- Electronic version: Pearson, Stephanie. Triumph and Trade of Egyptian Objects in Rome. Berlin ; Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2021] 9783110700893 (OCoLC)1243546825
- Research Call Number
- JFE 21-8180