2023
‛Secondary’ Figurative Elements as Hints for Function? The case of the St Menas ivory pyxis
CAMPINI, RubenZákladní údaje
Originální název
‛Secondary’ Figurative Elements as Hints for Function? The case of the St Menas ivory pyxis
Autoři
CAMPINI, Ruben
Vydání
Peripheral Vision. Marginal Themes, Motifs, Locations in Byzantine Literature and Art, 2023
Další údaje
Jazyk
angličtina
Typ výsledku
Prezentace na konferencích
Obor
60401 Arts, Art history
Stát vydavatele
Česká republika
Utajení
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Organizační jednotka
Filozofická fakulta
Klíčová slova anglicky
St Menas, Ivory Pyxis, Abu Mena, Rome, St Paul Outside the Walls, Relics, Late Antiquity
Příznaky
Mezinárodní význam
Změněno: 27. 5. 2024 11:33, Alžběta Filipová, M.A., Ph.D.
Anotace
V originále
The present paper focuses on the ivory pyxis depicting the martyrdom and sanctuary of Saint Menas displayed at the British Museum in London. Specifically, it aims to tackle the question of its original function and context of the use, which, as in the case of those of the almost fifty other exemplars surviving from Late Antiquity (fourth–seventh centuries CE), are still shrouded in mystery. Remarkably, the object is the only example whose decorations are devoted to a saint and thus constitutes an interesting exception in the frame of the study of these precious containers. Therefore, my contribution will suggest – albeit without irrefutable evidence – three different lines of interpretation that will re-locate the object into three different functional contexts on the bases of iconographical, archaeological, and textual evidence. Ultimately, the contribution wishes to make a further step towards de-marginalizing these mysterious vessels.
Návaznosti
| MUNI/A/1321/2022, interní kód MU |
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