WORKED WOOD FROM COPTIC DEIR EL-BAHARI. PRELIMINARY REMARKS Cover Image

WORKED WOOD FROM COPTIC DEIR EL-BAHARI. PRELIMINARY REMARKS
WORKED WOOD FROM COPTIC DEIR EL-BAHARI. PRELIMINARY REMARKS

Author(s): Marta Sankiewicz
Subject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Deir el-Bahari; Chapel of Hatshepsut; Coptic period; monastery church of St Phoibammon; worked wood; church furnishings Deir el-Bahar

Summary/Abstract: Recent excavations in the Chapel of Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahari brought to light an extensive assemblage of worked wood from the furnishings of the monastery church of St Phoibammon. Contrasting with the rather uncharacteristic and difficult to identify fragments of wood from the Coptic period (including a large number of thin blackpainted boards with holes pierced through the ends) is a group of elements originating from the furnishings of the church and monastery: pieces of furniture, doors and – especially – altar screen.

  • Issue Year: 2008
  • Issue No: XVIII
  • Page Range: 300-304
  • Page Count: 1
  • Language: English