GIRGIS, Girgis Daoud

BSAC 42

Société d’Archéologie Copte, Le Caire | Cairo, 2003, p. 7-8

Le Musée Copte | Coptic Museum (Le CaireCairo)

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construction et architecture building construction domaine artistique artistic sphere domaine sacré sacral sphere

porte, fenêtre, niche door, window, niche 

figuier sycomore sycamore fig (lat. Ficus sycomorus L.)
noyer walnut (lat. Juglans regia)

chevelure pegging planche board sculpture carving travaillé worked

Door from St. Barbara Church, now at Coptic Museum, found during restoration in late 20th century.
Dating here after the author; subject of recent debate.
Two sides of sycamore wood with a filling of walnut (Pl. I). Lower parts decayed due to humidity.
Carving decoration on one side, from top:
- upper part: Christ half-figure surrounded by laurel, carried by two angels and backed by two columns with an open curtain. Also drawing of the apostles and of two doves down the laurel (Pl. IVb)
- two carvings: Christ enthroned with halo around head inside shell (Pl. IIIa) and St Mark the Apostle seated on throne and with shell behind his head (Pl. IIIb).
- Christ in glory (Pl. IIb) and Holy Virgin (Pl. IIa), both enthroned, with the twelve disciplines around them.
Carving decoration on other side: vine coming out of flower pots (Pl. Ib).

lieux de pratiques religieuses
places of religious practices   église
church

Egypte Egypt

Le Caire Cairo

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