This book examines the appetite for Egyptian and Egyptian-looking artwork in Italy during the century following Romes annexation of Aegyptus as a province. In the early imperial period; Roman interest in Egyptian culture was widespread; as evidenced by works ranging from the monumental obelisks; brought to the capital over the Mediterranean Sea by the emperors; to locally made emulations of Egyptian artifacts found in private homes and in temples to Egyptian gods. Although the foreign appearance of these artworks was central to their appeal; this book situates them within their social; political; and artistic contexts in Roman Italy. Swetnam-Burland focuses on what these works meant to their owners and their viewers in their new settings; by exploring evidence for the artists who produced them and by examining their relationship to the contemporary literature that informed Roman perceptions of Egyptian history; customs; and myths.
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