Egyptomania
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- Egyptomania: Sphinxes, Obelisks, and Scarabs
- In Egyptomania: Sphinxes, Obelisks, and Scarabs
Fascination with Egypt has existed for millennia, Isis temples in Greece being known by the 4th century bce. Romans imported a multitude of genuine Egyptian objects and created their own “Egyptian” works: Hadrian’s villa at Tivoli, built about 125–134 ce, featured an Egyptian garden with…
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- In Egyptomania: Sphinxes, Obelisks, and Scarabs