Elemente metalice în sanctuarele biblice ale Vechiului Testament și în arta religioasă creștină din teritoriile vechi românești (sec. II-VI)
Metal elements in Old Testament biblical sanctuaries and Christian religious art in ancient Romanian territories (2nd-6th century)

Summary/Abstract: Metals have been used in cult buildings since ancient times, being a symbol that indicated nobility, power, and holiness. It is enough to think of Solomon’s Temple and the sacred objects in it to understand that the presence of metal elements within the sanctification of biblical evil had been an extremely well-defined one. In addition, we emphasize that the metal objects, both in the holy tabernacle and in the temple, were made at God’s command. Therefore, this aspect gives the metallic elements used in worship, both in the Jewish and the Christian one, the legitimacy necessary to be assumed by posterity as an integral part of the artistic ensemble of the place of prayer. In this study, we intend to analyze how metal objects were used in the primary history of Christianity in the ancient Romanian territories. This approach is meant to give today’s artists the opportunity to understand how Christians in this geographical area have reported and used metal in the religious art assumed in the religious edifice and to inspire them in making objects/ornaments that have legitimacy in the Christian prayer space.

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