Iconographic Traces of the Goddess Isis within the Figurative Program of the Egyptianizing Obelisks in Catania
Journal title ARCHIVIO STORICO PER LA SICILIA ORIENTALE
Author/s Santo Daniele Spina
Publishing Year 2026 Issue 2025/1-2
Language Italian Pages 10 P. 67-76 File size 271 KB
DOI 10.3280/ASSO2025-001006
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In the present article the focus is on the study of the Egyptianizing obelisks of Catania from an iconographic point of view. Indeed, they present figurative elements that could hypothetically refer to the goddess Isis as the goddessureus in Roman times.
Keywords: Catania, Egypt, Goddessureus, Iconography, Isis, Egyptianizing obelisk
Santo Daniele Spina, Tracce iconografi che della dea Iside nel sistema fi gurativo degli obelischi egittizzanti di Catania in "ARCHIVIO STORICO PER LA SICILIA ORIENTALE" 1-2/2025, pp 67-76, DOI: 10.3280/ASSO2025-001006