Caneva, Stefano ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de l'antiquité > Religion grecque antique
Language :
English
Title :
King and Pharaoh: Religious Encounters and the Ruler Cult in Ptolemaic Egypt
Publication date :
2018
Main work title :
Beyond the Nile: Egypt and the Classical World
Main work alternative title :
[en] Catalogue of the exhibition at the Getty Center, March 27–September 9, 2018
Publisher :
Getty Foundation, Los Angeles CA, United States
Pages :
137-142
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
Commentary :
Exhibition presentation: Egypt, the most ancient of the Mediterranean civilizations, held a great fascination for the Greeks and Romans. This major international loan exhibition explores the artistic interplay between these cultures from the Bronze Age to Roman times (2000 BC–AD 300). The installation includes royal Egyptian stone vessels sent to Minoan Crete and Mycenaean Greece, Archaic Greek pottery and sculpture inspired by Egyptian models, superb portraits in Egyptian and Greek style created during Greek rule in Egypt, and remarkable religious images and luxury goods in made for Roman patrons in Italy.