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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Attic Grave Reliefs that Represent Women in the Dress of Isis Elizabeth J. Walters No preview available - 1988 |
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1st century 1st century B.c. 3rd century 4th century Agathemeris Agora Alexandra Amaryllis anta Apuleius Arsinoe Athènes Athenian Athens Attic grave reliefs Attic Isis Attikos Berytus carved century after Christ chiton cist contemporary Conze costume cult of Isis Culte d'Isis Delos draped drapery dress of Isis drill Dunand early Antonine Egypt Egyptian Eukarpos Faustina the Elder Faustina the Younger Flavian folds Follet footnote Fragment fresh and unweathered fringed mantle garland goddess grave monuments Greek Hadrianic hairstyle head Hellenistic IG II² inscription Isis in Athens Kerameikos knot Kyparissis Lamia Viboullia late Antonine late Hadrianic latter Mousaios Muehsam Berytus p.Th pediment Pentelic marble Piraeus Piraeus Mus portrait preserved rasped relief figure relief Pl 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 Δελτ