Aleksandria jako ośrodek produkcji gemm magicznych

Bibliographic description

title:	Aleksandria jako ośrodek produkcji gemm magicznych
alternative title:	Alexandria : a manufacturing center of magic gems
author:	Bąkowska-Czerner Grażyna
journal title:	Portolana
volume:	1
date of publication :	2004
pages:	65-72
notes:	Autorka podpisana na publikacji: Grażyna Bąkowska. Strona wydawcy: https://www.wuj.pl
language:	Polish
journal language:	Polish
abstract in English:	Magic gems were very popular amulets in the second and third centuries AD. Figures, inscriptions, and symbols found on them represent the beliefs of different regions of the antique world providing us with an interesting example of the syncretism of the time’s cultures. They bear witness to emerging philosophical and religious currents. Their images and inscriptions refer to the then popular gnostic religion. Most carvings, however, hark back to the art and religion of Ancient Egypt. Some representations relate to Alexandria, occasionally repeated on the city’s coinage. Existing research shows that magic gems were produced mainly in eastern centers, especially in Egypt. Much evidence suggests that the chief manufacturing center was Alexandria, considered the most cosmopolitan city of the Antiquity where the cultural and religious currents of the then entire world converged.
keywords in Polish:	gemmy magiczne, starożytny Egipt
affiliation:	Wydział Filozoficzny : Katedra Porównawczych Studiów Cywilizacji
type:	journal article
subtype:	academic paper