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

1. Verfasser: Török, Laszló, 1941-
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.
Umfang/Format: xxvi, 483 p., 160 p. of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; 53
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • 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".