title: Fragment: Icons from Antiquity
author:  Anna Maryke 
description: ANNA-MARYKE worked closely with the artists Christo and Jean-Claude for several years in New York City, during which time she contributed photographs and articles to many art, travel and human-interest magazines. She is currently based in Sydney, Australia. <P>Professor NAGUIB KANAWATI received his degrees at the University of Alexandria in Egypt and Macquarie University in Sydney, where he is the director of the department of Egyptology. He is the founder and current director of the Australian Centre for Egyptology. <P>JOANNA CAPON is an art historian, historical archeologist and art curator. Her affinity for ruins began as she grew up in Southern Ireland playing around the remains of Celtic settlements and Norman castles.
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  Searching for a Political Mary
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Judean Queen Mariamne
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Mariamne I Queen of the Jews
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  From: “Promptuarii iconum insigniorum à seculo hominum, subiectis eorum vitis,
  per compendium ex probatissimis autoribus desumptis is an iconography book by
  Guillaume Rouillé. It was published in Lyon, France, in 1553. The work
  includes portraits designed as medals, and brief biographies of many notable
  figures...The book includes a total of 950 woodcut portraits…The images begin
  with Adam and Eve.” (He made medals for many of the kings in her family.)
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promptuarii_Iconum_Insigniorum
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Title Page](text00000.html#filepos0000000240)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Preface](text00000.html#filepos0000010670)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Where did My Search Begin?](text00000.html#filepos000