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| Keywords: Roman - Deity or Genius of the Eastern Provinces - Walters 541330.jpg 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 century 1 BC - century 1 AD bronze cm 62 3 33 4 20 6 ; mount cm 16 4 18 9 21 4 accession number 54 1330 24690 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 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 place of origin Latium in present-day Italy Walters Art Museum license Ancient Roman sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Art of Roman Egypt in the Walters Art Museum Genius Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Semitics in Ancient Egypt | ||||
