Introduction : Egyptianizing cult at a crossroads of Hellenistic trade -- Fabric analysis : evidence for the local origins of the majority of Egyptianizing figurines on Delos -- Manufacturing techniques, technological style, and the question of Egyptiand coroplasts on Delos -- The eye of the sun and the inundation of the Nile : evidence for Egyptian theology on Delos -- A contextual analysis of the finspots of Egyptian and Egyptianizing terracotta figurines on Delos -- Conclusions : syncretic theology in household cult
Summary
This book investigates Hellenistic popular religion through an interdisciplinary study of figurines of Egyptian deities from Delos. The results offer a new perspective on Hellenistic reinterpretations of Egyptian religion, as well as the relationship between "popular" and "official" cults