Monks and bishops in Old Dongola, and what their costumes can tell us
Monks and bishops in Old Dongola, and what their costumes can tell us

Author(s): Karel C. Innemée
Subject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: religious costume; mural painting; Dongola
Summary/Abstract: In past years numerous wall-paintings have come to light in annexes of the monastery of Dongola and in other buildings in and around the citadel. Some of these paintings represent ecclesiastical dignitaries and the costumes in which they are depicted can give us information about their status, the development of religious dress in Makuria, but also about the intertwinement of the episcopal and monastic hierarchies.

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