Titus Sextius Africanus obelisks

The Titus Sextius Africanus obelisks, also known as the Borgia and Albani obelisks, are a pair of Roman obelisks in Egyptian style. Both are dedicated to Titus Sextius Africanus.[1]

One is in the Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst in Munich, having been originally erected in Rome. The other is in fragments split between the Naples Archaeological Museum and the Museo archeologico nazionale di Palestrina, having been originally erected in Palestrina.[1][2]

  • Munich
  • Palestrina
  • Naples

References

  1. ^ a b Prada, Luigi; Wordsworth, Paul D. (2022). ""To Isis the great, lady of Benevento": Privately dedicated Egyptian obelisks in imperial Rome and the twin obelisks of Benevento reedited". Egypt and the Classical world: Cross-cultural encounters in antiquity. J. Paul Getty Museum. p. 108–112. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |editors= ignored (|editor= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ File:Naples Archaeological Museum 2022 174.jpg: "Ricomposto da quattro frammenti rinvenuti nel 1791, fu disegnato anche da Zoega nel 1797, si completa ancor più con altri due frammenti scavati nel 1881 presso la cosiddetta aula absidata e conservati nel Museo di Palestrina. L'iscrizione sui quattro lati presenta lo stesso testo scritto dall'alto in basso "il Signore delle Due Terre, figlio del dio, Cesare ...Augusto ...Tito Sestio Africano eresse""
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