Papers by Kata Endreffy
Studia Archaeologica, 2019
The studies in this book derive from an international workshop held in Budapest in 2012 on magica... more The studies in this book derive from an international workshop held in Budapest in 2012 on magical gems: precious stone amulets engraved with inscriptions, images and magical signs, which represent the most sophisticated amulet type of the Roman Imperial Period. With contributors from a number of scholarly disciplines (classical archaeology, classical philology, Egyptology, Jewish studies, history of religions), the book provides a comprehensive overview of its subject, highlighting the many perspectives from which it can be studied, and bringing this long neglected object group on the wider horizons of classical research.
Kata Endreffy is curator at the Collection of Classical Antiquities of the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest. She is an Egyptologist and editor of the Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database.
Árpád M. Nagy is Keeper of the Collection of Classical Antiquities at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, with research focused on ancient iconography and sculpture. He is the editor-in-chief of the Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database.
Jeffrey Spier is Senior Curator of Antiquities at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. His interests include Greek art, early Christian iconography, gems and jewelry from Greek to Byzantine times, and magical amulets.
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Series: Studia Archaeologica, 229
Pages and Illustrations: 400
Publisher: L'ERMA di Bretschneider
Publication Year: 2019
ISBN: 978-88-913-1297-6 (Paperback)
ISBN: 978-88-913-1300-3 (PDF)
G. Rocca, G. Bevilacqua (eds), Gift of a Book. Studi in memoria di David Jordan, 2020
Realizzazione editoriale a cura di Arun Maltese ([email protected]) Grafica della cope... more Realizzazione editoriale a cura di Arun Maltese ([email protected]) Grafica della copertina a cura di Paolo Ferrero ([email protected]) È vietata la riproduzione, anche parziale, non autorizzata, con qualsiasi mezzo effettuata, compresa la fotocopia, anche a uso interno e didattico. L'illecito sarà penalmente perse guibile a norma dell'art. 171 della Legge n. 633 del 22.04.41
Stone dishes with decoration in relief form a small, but distinct group of objects in the archaeo... more Stone dishes with decoration in relief form a small, but distinct group of objects in the archaeological record of Graeco-Roman Egypt. Despite their diverse iconography, which makes the genre an important source both on Egyptian religion in the Graeco-Roman period in particular, and on Graeco-Egyptian culture in general, the group has received little attention in scholarly literature, and a comprehensive treatment of the material is still lacking. This paper is a step towards filling this gap, providing a catalogue of the objects, and a synthesis of the current state of research, setting the corpus in a unified framework of interpretation that centres around the idea of renewal, and the yearly festivals that ensured this regeneration through the renewal of royal power.
"Gods on the lotus flower: Two stone dishes with relief decoration from Graeco-Roman Egypt", Bull... more "Gods on the lotus flower: Two stone dishes with relief decoration from Graeco-Roman Egypt", Bulletin du Musée Hongrois des Beaux-Arts 119 (2014), 43–64.
Demotic letters to gods constitute a unique source of religious literature in Late Period and Pto... more Demotic letters to gods constitute a unique source of religious literature in Late Period and Ptolemaic Egypt.l In these petitions private individuals' address the gods and ask for their assistance in everyday affairs, such as problems of health, family and business, and request their support in cases of injustice and unfair treatment. The present paper aims to examine why letter-writers might have decided to seek the help of a deity, and more specif,rcally that of Thoth in these matters, and how they hoped to secure the god's assistance.
Edited books by Kata Endreffy
The studies in this book derive from an international workshop held in Budapest in 2012 on magica... more The studies in this book derive from an international workshop held in Budapest in 2012 on magical gems: precious stone amulets engraved with inscriptions, images and magical signs, which represent the most sophisticated amulet type of the Roman Imperial Period. With contributors from a number of scholarly disciplines (classical archaeology, classical philology, Egyptology, Jewish studies, history of religions), the book provides a comprehensive overview of its subject, highlighting the many perspectives from which it can be studied, and bringing this long neglected object group on the wider horizons of classical research.
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Papers by Kata Endreffy
Kata Endreffy is curator at the Collection of Classical Antiquities of the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest. She is an Egyptologist and editor of the Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database.
Árpád M. Nagy is Keeper of the Collection of Classical Antiquities at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, with research focused on ancient iconography and sculpture. He is the editor-in-chief of the Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database.
Jeffrey Spier is Senior Curator of Antiquities at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. His interests include Greek art, early Christian iconography, gems and jewelry from Greek to Byzantine times, and magical amulets.
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Series: Studia Archaeologica, 229
Pages and Illustrations: 400
Publisher: L'ERMA di Bretschneider
Publication Year: 2019
ISBN: 978-88-913-1297-6 (Paperback)
ISBN: 978-88-913-1300-3 (PDF)
Edited books by Kata Endreffy
Kata Endreffy is curator at the Collection of Classical Antiquities of the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest. She is an Egyptologist and editor of the Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database.
Árpád M. Nagy is Keeper of the Collection of Classical Antiquities at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, with research focused on ancient iconography and sculpture. He is the editor-in-chief of the Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database.
Jeffrey Spier is Senior Curator of Antiquities at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. His interests include Greek art, early Christian iconography, gems and jewelry from Greek to Byzantine times, and magical amulets.
.
Series: Studia Archaeologica, 229
Pages and Illustrations: 400
Publisher: L'ERMA di Bretschneider
Publication Year: 2019
ISBN: 978-88-913-1297-6 (Paperback)
ISBN: 978-88-913-1300-3 (PDF)