Obelisk Bones

Sayı: 8 1 Ocak 2018
  • Diane Favro
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Obelisk Bones

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Once the Romans gained control of Egypt in the late first century BCE, they began to relocate obelisks. The transporting and re-erecting of such great monoliths obviously symbolized conquest over the ancient culture on the Nile. At the same time these acts provided bravura spectacles of engineering and logistical expertise. While the ancient Egyptians had placed obelisks directly on low platforms, the Romans instead put the largest monoliths over 20 m tall on four metal or stone supports situated at the corners of tall pedestals. Generically called astragals after examples shaped like knucklebones, these small supporting elements also took the form of cubes and crabs. This paper explores the meaning of astragals, considering not only their symbolic associations, but also their essential role in Roman vertical-lift and four-point load systems of engineering

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Diane Favro Bu kişi benim

Yayımlanma Tarihi

1 Ocak 2018

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Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2018 Sayı: 8

Kaynak Göster

APA
Favro, D. (2018). Obelisk Bones. Seleucia, 8, 3-26. https://izlik.org/JA48XD52AF
AMA
1.Favro D. Obelisk Bones. Seleucia. 2018;(8):3-26. https://izlik.org/JA48XD52AF
Chicago
Favro, Diane. 2018. “Obelisk Bones”. Seleucia, sy 8: 3-26. https://izlik.org/JA48XD52AF.
EndNote
Favro D (01 Ocak 2018) Obelisk Bones. Seleucia 8 3–26.
IEEE
[1]D. Favro, “Obelisk Bones”, Seleucia, sy 8, ss. 3–26, Oca. 2018, [çevrimiçi]. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA48XD52AF
ISNAD
Favro, Diane. “Obelisk Bones”. Seleucia. 8 (01 Ocak 2018): 3-26. https://izlik.org/JA48XD52AF.
JAMA
1.Favro D. Obelisk Bones. Seleucia. 2018;:3–26.
MLA
Favro, Diane. “Obelisk Bones”. Seleucia, sy 8, Ocak 2018, ss. 3-26, https://izlik.org/JA48XD52AF.
Vancouver
1.Diane Favro. Obelisk Bones. Seleucia [Internet]. 01 Ocak 2018;(8):3-26. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA48XD52AF