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A marble statue from Nis of an early Byzantine imperial woman
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The paper presents and analyses the only known Early Byzantine marble
life-size statue of a secular woman in the Byzantine empire, which was
discovered in the Nis Fortress in 1931. She is dressed in an unpretentious
but dignified stola with a wide belt under her breasts, necklace around her
neck and cloak on her back, status symbols by which prominent persons were
recognisable throughout the Middle Ages. Being aware of the fact that it is
not possible to be certain of her identity, we have enough reasons to
suggest that this is a statue of an unknown imperial woman (the empress or a
woman from the imperial environment) who, like emperors, was presented with
the cloak. As such, it was a common part of the city forum of Naisos, as
well as a worthy successor to the composition of Tetrarchs and the statue of
Constantine the Great. Stylistic analysis indicates the still living ancient
heritage united with Christian concepts of the dress design and its
resemblance to the dresses of women from the Empress Theodora?s entourage
date it back to the 6th century and Justinian?s epoch.
Title: A marble statue from Nis of an early Byzantine imperial woman
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The paper presents and analyses the only known Early Byzantine marble
life-size statue of a secular woman in the Byzantine empire, which was
discovered in the Nis Fortress in 1931.
She is dressed in an unpretentious
but dignified stola with a wide belt under her breasts, necklace around her
neck and cloak on her back, status symbols by which prominent persons were
recognisable throughout the Middle Ages.
Being aware of the fact that it is
not possible to be certain of her identity, we have enough reasons to
suggest that this is a statue of an unknown imperial woman (the empress or a
woman from the imperial environment) who, like emperors, was presented with
the cloak.
As such, it was a common part of the city forum of Naisos, as
well as a worthy successor to the composition of Tetrarchs and the statue of
Constantine the Great.
Stylistic analysis indicates the still living ancient
heritage united with Christian concepts of the dress design and its
resemblance to the dresses of women from the Empress Theodora?s entourage
date it back to the 6th century and Justinian?s epoch.
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