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Art of Empire: The Roman Frescoes and Imperial Cult Chamber in Luxor Temple
Michael Jones
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Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 97 color + 54 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 1QDAR; ACG; AFC; AMN; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 270 x 316 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1876.
The Luxor Temple of Amun-Re, built to commemorate the divine power of the pharaohs, is one of the iconic monuments of New Kingdom Egypt. In the 4th century C.E., the Roman Imperial government, capitalizing on the site’s earlier significance, converted the temple into a military camp and constructed a lavishly painted cult chamber dedicated to the four emperors of the Tetrarchy. These frescoes provide fascinating insight into the political landscape of the late Roman Empire and, as the only surviving wall paintings from the tetrarchic period, into the history of Roman art. The culmination of a groundbreaking conservation project, this volume ... Read more
The Luxor Temple of Amun-Re, built to commemorate the divine power of the pharaohs, is one of the iconic monuments of New Kingdom Egypt. In the 4th century C.E., the Roman Imperial government, capitalizing on the site’s earlier significance, converted the temple into a military camp and constructed a lavishly painted cult chamber dedicated to the four emperors of the Tetrarchy. These frescoes provide fascinating insight into the political landscape of the late Roman Empire and, as the only surviving wall paintings from the tetrarchic period, into the history of Roman art. The culmination of a groundbreaking conservation project, this volume ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300169126
SKU
V9780300169126
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About Michael Jones
Michael Jones is associate director of conservation projects at the American Research Center in Egypt. Susanna McFadden is assistant professor of art history, Fordham University.
Reviews for Art of Empire: The Roman Frescoes and Imperial Cult Chamber in Luxor Temple
“Art of Empire:The Roman Frescoes and Imperial Cult Chamber in Luxor Temple is at once a deep investigation into the archaeology of a particular site and a broad survey of late Roman cultural dynamics” —Adam M. Levine, Journal of Roman Studies Winner of the 2016 James R. Wiseman Award sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America. “This book ... Read more