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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Török, László, 1941-2020.

Series:

Culture and history of the ancient Near East.

Culture and history of the ancient Near East

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art--Nubia--Egyptian influences.

Art.

Art, Ancient--Nubia.

Art, Ancient.

Art, Hellenistic--Nubia.

Art, Hellenistic.

Architecture, Hellenistic--Nubia.

Architecture, Hellenistic.

Nubia--Antiquities.

Nubia.

Meroe (Extinct city)--Antiquities.

Meroe (Extinct city).

Nubia--Civilization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (510 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / L. Török

Introduction. The Nubian Scene / L. Török

Chapter One. Ergamenes, Aktisanes, And The Modern Discovery Of Hellenizing Art In Meroe / L. Török

Chapter Two. Reception Without Understanding? / L. Török

Chapter Three. An Elusive Model: Images Of Egypt’s Multicultural Identity In The Ptolemaic And Roman Periods / L. Török

Chapter Four. Early Contacts With Ptolemaic Egypt And The Early Imports / L. Török

Chapter Five. Hellenizing Architecture And Sculpture In Meroe City / L. Török

Chapter Six. The Great Enclosure At Musawwarat Es Sufra / L. Török

Chapter Seven. From Mass-Product To Luxury And Back. Decorated Fine Pottery And Meroitic Vase Painting / L. Török

Chapter Eight. The Hellenistic Egyptian Style Kiosk At Naqa Or “Acculturation” Sidetracked / L. Török

Chapter Nine. Media And Messages. The Autonomy Of Nubian “Acculturation” / L. Török

Abbreviations / L. Török

Index Of Names / L. Török

Index Of Places, Peoples, And Monuments / L. Török

Museum Index / L. Török

Plates / L. Török.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-16211-3

9786613162113

90-04-21129-2

OCLC:

743693823

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004211285.i-484 DOI