Terres cuites et culte domestique: bestiaire de l'Égypte gréco-romaine
In 'Terracotta and domestic worship. Bestiary of the Graeco-Roman Egypt', Celine Boutantin proposes a new approach of terracotta produced in Egypt in the Greco-Roman period. A study taking into account the archaeological contexts allows to propose a synthesis of production workshops and to...
| Published in: | Religions in the Graeco-Roman world |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | French |
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Leiden [u.a.]
Brill
2014
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| In: |
Religions in the Graeco-Roman world (179)
Year: 2014 |
| Series/Journal: | Religions in the Graeco-Roman world
179 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Egypt (Antiquity)
/ Ceramic figurine
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| Further subjects: | B
Terra-cotta figurines, Roman (Egypt)
B Cults (Egypt) B Egypt Antiquities, Greek B Egypt Religion B Terra-cotta figurines, Hellenistic (Egypt) B Egypt Antiquities, Roman |
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| Summary: | In 'Terracotta and domestic worship. Bestiary of the Graeco-Roman Egypt', Celine Boutantin proposes a new approach of terracotta produced in Egypt in the Greco-Roman period. A study taking into account the archaeological contexts allows to propose a synthesis of production workshops and to show, in some cases, an adaptation of the production of local cults. An inventory of figurines found in homes, temples and tombs allow to study the functions of these objects. Through the study of a particular theme, animal terracottas, the author raises questions about beliefs and personal or private practices |
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| Item Description: | Bibliogr. S. [604] - 626 Includes bibliogr. references and index |
| ISBN: | 9004262032 |