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Egypten 10.12 :: Temples, churches and mosques

Object description

When Christianity spread throughout Egypt, many of the old temples were closed or converted to churches. Paganism and Christianity existed side by side for several centuries. It is often quite difficult to determine from what type of building architectural fragments come.

Coptic architecture was of a distinctive character, combining elements of Greek art with that of traditional Egyptian. Animal and plant motifs were common as well as geometric patterns.

Plant motifs – especially in the form of stylised arabesques – were further developed in Islamic mosque architecture, which, for religious reasons, did not portray humans. Geometric patterns were common here too and the interiors of the mosques, churches and synagogues were similar in design with beautifully carved wood panelling and geometrically shaped ivory inlays.

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Exhibition, showcase

Egypten 10.12

Title

Temples, churches and mosques

Title, Swedish

Tempel, kyrkor och moskéer

Alternative id

1286-B-01

Time - End

2024

Description, Swedish

När kristendomen spreds stängdes de gamla templen. Flera byggdes om till kyrkor. Under några sekel existerade hedniskt och kristet sida vid sida. Det är inte alltid enkelt att avgöra från vilken typ av byggnad arkitekturfragment härstammar.

Den koptiska arkitekturen utvecklade en egenart som kombinerade inslag ur grekisk konst med traditionell egyptisk. Djur- och växtmotiv var vanliga, liksom geometriska mönster.

Växtmotiven – framför allt i form av den stiliserade arabesken – utvecklades ytterligare i den islamiska moskéarkitekturen, där man av religiösa skäl undvek att avbilda människor. Även här var geometriska mönster vanliga och interiören i moskéer, kyrkor och synagogor påminde om varandra, med vackert snidade träpaneler och elfenbensinläggningar i geometriska former.

Description

Coptic architecture was of a distinctive character, combining elements of Greek art with that of traditional Egyptian. Animal and plant motifs were common as well as geometric patterns.

Egypt, Number in Exhibition

10.12

Comments

Denna monter togs ner 2024

Photograph Number - Is Object Example For

HL211

Belongs to Exhibition, Part of

New Egypt, 10, Egypt after the pharaohs

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Egypten 10.12 :: Temples, churches and mosques

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