Four encolpia from a monastery complex in Naqlun – a preliminary iconographic analysis
Four encolpia from a monastery complex in Naqlun – a preliminary iconographic analysis
Author(s): Agnieszka RyśSubject(s): Archaeology, 6th to 12th Centuries, Present Times (2010 - today)
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Naqlun/Nekloni; cross-shaped encolpia; iconography of the Crucifixion; Coptic art; Byzantine iconography; lead cross-shaped pendants;
Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the iconography of the four cross-shaped encolpia made of lead that were discovered in a monastery complex in Naqlun, Egypt, in 2011. The pendants were found together, apparently mislaid in the northeastern corner of the main room of building K.1 (Northern Building). The iconographic analysis of the decorative elements on these encolpia is based on a comparison with other objects of this type coming from a Byzantine culture context. The dating based on the iconographic analysis is compatible with the archaeological context placing the deposition before the end of the 10th century
Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
- Issue Year: 1/2017
- Issue No: XXVI
- Page Range: 787-794
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English