Snakes on the Nile: Iconographical and Cultural Motifs in Egypt, Nubia, and Hellenistic World

Analysing the snake as iconographical motif in the Meroitic Kingdom, the study outlines its use as expression of some peculiar patterns (water, New Year, kingship). The examples here collected confirm this meaning, focusing the data from Napata, where an Archaeological Mission is carrying out the d...

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Auteurs principaux: Emanuele Ciampini, Grażyna Bąkowska-Czerner
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Publié: Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing 2013
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/033fc2b2bffb4710a3d5e5801e4e4ca0
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