Attic Grave Reliefs that Represent Women in the Dress of IsisThe author investigates the appearance of a fashion in clothing, involving a knotted mantle worn across the chest, on many Attic stelae of the Roman period. She suggests that this style can be traced to Egyptian roots, and might have been particularly associated with a cult of Isis, popular among wealthy Athenians. The book presents a catalogue of the 106 known Isis reliefs from Attica and a review of all forms of evidence for the cult. |
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1st century B.C. 3rd century 7G IP Agathemeris Agora Alexandra Amaryllis anta Apuleius Arsinoe Athenian Athens Attic grave reliefs Attic Isis Attikos Berytus carved century after Christ chiton cist contemporary Conze costume cult of Isis Culte d'his Delos draped drapery dress of Isis drilled Dunand early Antonine Egypt Egyptian Eukarpos Faustina the Elder Faustina the Younger Flavian folds Follet footnote Fragment fresh and unweathered fringed mantle garland Gortyna Graindor Greek Hadrianic hairstyle head Hellenistic IG IP inscription Isieion Isis in Athens Kerameikos knot Kyparissis Lamia Viboullia late Antonine late Hadrianic latter Mousaios Muehsam Berytus N.M. Airo Nostimos p.Th pediment Pentelic marble pins Piraeus Piraeus Mus portrait preserved rasped re-use relief figures Riemann Roman date Roman period Rome Sarapis sarcophagus sculptor Severan shoulder sistrum situla Sosibia statue of Isis stelai stele Surface fresh Sylloge Thessaloniki thick torso Trajanic Tran Tam Tinh vase Vidman women workshop worn
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| Title | Attic Grave Reliefs that Represent Women in the Dress of Isis Volume 22 of Hesperia (Princeton, N.J.).: Supplement, ISSN 1064-1173 Volume 22 of Hesperia / Supplement Volume 22 of Hesperia : journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens: Supplement Volume 22 of Hesperia. Supplement Volume 22 of Supplement, Hesperia |
| Author | Elizabeth J. Walters |
| Contributor | American School of Classical Studies at Athens |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | ASCSA, 1988 |
| ISBN | 0876615221, 9780876615225 |
| Length | 134 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Ancient / Greece Social Science / Archaeology |
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