Naslov
The Ancient Egyptian shabtis discovered in region of Roman Illyricum (Dalmatia, Pannonia) and Istria: provenance, collections, typological study and dating

Autori
Tomorad, Mladen

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Proceedings of the XI International Congress of Egyptologists Florence, Italy 23-30 August 2015 Museo Egizio Firenze.

Urednik/ci
Rosati, Gloria ; Guidotti, Maria Gristina

Izdavač
Archaeopress

Grad
Oxford

Godina
2017

Raspon stranica
650-655

ISBN
978 1 78491 600 8

Ključne riječi
shabtis, diffusion of Ancient Egyptian artefacts, Greco-Roman period, typology, Illyricum, Dalmatia, Pannonia, Istria.

Sažetak
During the extensive diffusion of the Ancient Egyptian cults in the Mediterranean world shabtis were traded as one of the most common cultic symbols of the Egyptian religion. They were discovered in the eastern Mediterranean, North Africa, and Europe. They were usually imported from Egyptian workshops, but it seems that the great numbers of shabtis were also crafted outside Egypt in various cultic centres of Isis, Osiris and Serapis. Egyptologists commonly classified these type of shabtis as „fakes“, but they had to be considered as „ancient copies“ of the original Egyptian artefacts (Aegyptiaca). In this paper author will present the group of shabtis (39) which were discovered in various archaeological sites in Istria, Dalmatia and Pannonia, their collections, and typology. These shabtis can be dated from the early Third Intermediate Period (10th century BC) to the Roman period. The biggest group was discovered around ancient Salona (today Solin, Croatia) and the central Dalmatian islands where the ancient Greek settlements were established from the late 6th century BC. The other shabtis were discovered in the northern Adriatic region, and the various sites of the Roman provinces of Dalmatia and Pannonia.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
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