Signed by Valerius: an Early Imperial wall painting from the fort of Deir el-Atrash in the Egyptian Eastern Desert
| Autor: | Julie Marchand, Joachim Le Bomin, Adam Bülow-Jacobsen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Roman Archaeology. 35:713-742 |
| ISSN: | 2331-5709 1047-7594 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s1047759422000307 |
| Popis: | During the 2020 excavation campaign of the French Archaeological Mission to the Egyptian Eastern Desert (MAFDO), the team in charge of the excavation of the Roman fort of Deir el-Atrash uncovered a polychrome painting on one of the original entrance tower gates from the late 1st–early 2nd c. CE. The iconographic program includes, in the top register, a horseman genius and a caravan of dromedaries with its driver. In the lower register, a pattern of vine stalks and leaves occupies the space. This discovery is exceptional, as very few Roman paintings have been preserved in a military context. In addition to depicting a scene of everyday desert life, the supply of the fort, the scene also illustrates the power of the Empire and its presence at its borders. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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