The Nile Mosaic of Palestrina: Early Evidence of Egyptian Religion in ItalyBRILL, 1995 - 409 strani The famous Nile Mosaic of Palestrina, ancient Praeneste in central Italy, dating to c. 100 BC, is one of the earliest large mosaics which have been preserved from the classical world. It presents a unique, comprehensive picture of Egypt and Nubia. The interpretation of the mosaic is disputed, suggestions ranging from an exotic decoration to a topographical picture or a religious allegory. The present study demonstrates that the mosaic depicts rituals connected with Isis and Osiris and the yearly Nile flood. The presence of these Egyptian religious scenes at Praeneste can be explained by the assimilation of Isis and Fortuna, the tutelary goddess of Praeneste, and by the interpretation of the mosaic as a symbol of divine providence. |
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The original location and the date of the mosaic | 8 |
Description | 20 |
Interpretation | 43 |
the location | 75 |
The workshop | 91 |
Appendices | 109 |
The onokentaura | 111 |
The thoantes | 115 |
The funeral procession of Osiris in the Nile Mosaic | 144 |
The feasts of the Nile flood and the new year in the Canopus decree and the Assuan stele | 147 |
Pygmies and dwarfs in Nilotic scenes | 150 |
The use of Egyptian motifs as control marks on Roman Republican coins | 155 |
The mysterious goddess on the denarius of M Plaetorius Cestianus of 67 B C | 159 |
Relations between Ptolemaic Egypt and Rome | 164 |
The owners of the Casa del Fauno at Pompeii | 167 |
Pompeian and related fish mosaics | 173 |
The nabous | 119 |
The tigris | 122 |
The choiropithekos | 125 |
The murmekoleon | 127 |
The symbolism of the eagle in connection with Osiris and the Nile flood | 129 |
Representations of the tomb of Osiris in the reliefs of Hadrians gate at Phila | 132 |
The geography of the temple and tomb of Osiris in relation to the rituals | 136 |
The representations of the funeral procession of Osiris and Sokaris at Dendera | 141 |
Illustrated papyrus scrolls | 177 |
The rendering of landscape and spatial depth in Greek art | 181 |
Chorography and topography as pictorial genres | 186 |
Notes to Chapters IVII | 191 |
AbbreviationsBibliography | 383 |
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