DOI article:
Żurawski, Bogdan: Old Dongola: the Mosaic Church (Kom E) 1993/94
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.26424#0110
most striking disparities are in the style of capital modelling.
Generally flattened capitals topping the columns in the narthex of
the Church on Aaw7 E, with aggresively incurved sides of the
abaci and sketchily worked surfaces bear no resemblances to their
contemporaries from the early churches on AEw B. Not much can
be said about the larger capitals capping the columns of the naos
of the Church on ATw E. Only a fragment of a corner volute was
found.
2. The vigorous growth of the Christian population in the Letti
Basin stimulated by the baptism of the Dongolese court is the most
reasonable cause of the installation of the baptismal tank in the
southern sacristy and the addition of a roomy narthex.
3. The remodelling and enlarging of the first church on E
took place in the course of the 6^ century or in the Erst half of the
7^ century at the latest. Perhaps the Erst mosaics were laid at that
time.
4. Soon after the addition of the narthex and construction of the
baptismal tank, a stone ambo was built between the northern
columns of the naos and left unplastered as was the new
made of the same yellow sandstone.
5. The reshapings which took place along the eastern wall of the
church could have been done simultaneously with the Elling of the
baptismal tank. The construction of the eastern storeroom blocked
the exit which was probably used by the newly baptized and by the
people bringing water to the baptistry.
7. The last masonry additions to the church structure were the mud
brick buttresses and supports propping up the endangered roof
beams.
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Generally flattened capitals topping the columns in the narthex of
the Church on Aaw7 E, with aggresively incurved sides of the
abaci and sketchily worked surfaces bear no resemblances to their
contemporaries from the early churches on AEw B. Not much can
be said about the larger capitals capping the columns of the naos
of the Church on ATw E. Only a fragment of a corner volute was
found.
2. The vigorous growth of the Christian population in the Letti
Basin stimulated by the baptism of the Dongolese court is the most
reasonable cause of the installation of the baptismal tank in the
southern sacristy and the addition of a roomy narthex.
3. The remodelling and enlarging of the first church on E
took place in the course of the 6^ century or in the Erst half of the
7^ century at the latest. Perhaps the Erst mosaics were laid at that
time.
4. Soon after the addition of the narthex and construction of the
baptismal tank, a stone ambo was built between the northern
columns of the naos and left unplastered as was the new
made of the same yellow sandstone.
5. The reshapings which took place along the eastern wall of the
church could have been done simultaneously with the Elling of the
baptismal tank. The construction of the eastern storeroom blocked
the exit which was probably used by the newly baptized and by the
people bringing water to the baptistry.
7. The last masonry additions to the church structure were the mud
brick buttresses and supports propping up the endangered roof
beams.
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