Beyond the Nile : Egypt and the classical world / Jeffrey Spier, Timothy Potts, Sara E. Cole, editors

• Author: J. Paul Getty Museum
• HerausgeberIn: Spier, Jeffrey; Potts, Timothy F.; Cole, Sara E.
• Sonstige: J. Paul Getty Museum
• Place / Publishing House: Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, [2018]; © 2018
• Any de publicació: 2018
• Idioma: English
• Classification: 15.16 - Altorientalische Archäologie. christliche Archäologie
• Descripció física: XV, 344 Seiten; Karte
• Notes: "This publication is issued on the occasion of the exhibition Beyond the Nile: Egypt and the Classical World, on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, Los Angeles, from March 27 to September 9, 2018."

From about 2000 BCE onward, Egypt served as an important nexus for cultural exchange in the eastern Mediterranean, importing and exporting not just wares but also new artistic techniques and styles. Egyptian, Greek, and Roman craftsmen imitated one another’s work, creating cultural and artistic hybr...