Deity or Genius of the Eastern Provinces ( ) |
Artist | |
Title | Deity or Genius of the Eastern Provinces |
Description | English: Many religions were syncretistic, meaning that as they grew and came into contact with other religions, they adopted new beliefs and modified their practices to reflect their changing environment. Both Greek and Roman religious beliefs were deeply influenced by the so-called mystery religions of the East, including the Egyptian cult of Isis, which revealed beliefs and practices to the initiated that remained unexplained, or mysterious, to the uninitiated. Most popular Roman cults had associations with these mystery religions and included the prospect of an afterlife. Although this figure was found in Egypt, the elaborate costume and headdress are similar to images from southeastern Anatolia and Armenia. Female figures in the same costume appeared as personifications of Asia and Armenia on monuments in Rome, suggesting that the boy represents the genius, or spirit, of one of these eastern provinces. |
Date | 1st century BC date QS:P571,-050-00-00T00:00:00Z/7 ?- ?1st century ADdate QS:P571,+050-00-00T00:00:00Z/7 |
Medium | bronze medium QS:P186,Q34095 |
Dimensions | height: 62.3 cm (24.5 in); width: 33.4 cm (13.1 in); depth: 20.6 cm (8.1 in) dimensions QS:P2048,62.3U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,33.4U174728 dimensions QS:P5524,20.6U174728 ; mount: height: 16.4 cm (6.4 in); width: 18.9 cm (7.4 in); depth: 21.4 cm (8.4 in)dimensions QS:P2048,16.4U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,18.9U174728 dimensions QS:P5524,21.4U174728 |
Collection | institution QS:P195,Q210081 |
Accession number | 54.1330 |
Place of creation | Latium (in present-day Italy) |
Object history | |
Exhibition history | The Gods Delight: The Human Figure in Classical Bronze. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. 1988-1989. Fire of Hephaistos: Large Classical Bronzes from North American Collections. Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge; Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo; Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa. 1996. Cleopatra und die Caesaren. Bucerius Kunst Forum, Hamburg. 2006-2007. |
Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters |
Source | Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork |
Permission (Reusing this file) | |