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Deity or Genius of the Eastern Provinces ( )
Artist	Anonymous ( Category:Roman Empire ) Unknown author
Title	Deity or Genius of the Eastern Provinces
Description	English: 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.
Date	1 st century BC date QS:P571,-050-00-00T00:00:00Z/7 ?- ?1 st century AD date QS:P571,+050-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Medium	bronze medium QS:P186,Q34095
Dimensions	height: 62.3 cm (24.5 in); width: 33.4 cm (13.1 in); depth: 20.6 cm (8.1 in) dimensions QS:P2048,62.3U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,33.4U174728 dimensions QS:P5524,20.6U174728 ; mount: height: 16.4 cm (6.4 in); width: 18.9 cm (7.4 in); depth: 21.4 cm (8.4 in) dimensions QS:P2048,16.4U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,18.9U174728 dimensions QS:P5524,21.4U174728
Collection	Walters Art Museum Native name Walters Art Museum Location Baltimore , United States of America Coordinates 39° 17′ 48″ N, 76° 36′ 58″ W Established 1934 Website thewalters.org Authority file : Q210081 VIAF : 128918374 ISNI : 000000040373611X ULAN : 500279110 LCCN : no00096900 GND : 16029354-6 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number	54.1330
Place of creation	Latium (in present-day Italy)
Object history	Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown] 1931: bequeathed to Walters Art Museum by Henry Walters
Exhibition history	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.
Credit line	Acquired by Henry Walters
Source	Walters Art Museum : Home page Info about artwork
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