Pictorial Graffiti from the Ghazali Northern Church, Sudan

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ID12859174
AutoresArtur Obłuski (0000-0001-8527-3523, University of Warsaw, autor correspondente), Julia Maczuga
Ano2021
Volume19
Fascículo2
Páginas187-204
Data de publicação2021-07-27
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of African Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1612-1651 • E-ISSN: 2191-5784
EditoraBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/21915784-20210014
OpenAlexW3186215719
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas5
Referências citadas4

The aim of this paper is to present pictorial graffiti executed on the walls of the Northern Church of the Ghazali Monastery located in what is today the Northern Province of Sudan. The graffiti were recorded during research by the Polish-Sudanese mission at the monastic complex. This paper explores the symbolic meanings of the graffiti as well as possible rationales behind their locations. Some of the depictions have overt religious meanings and may be interpreted as “graphic” prayers. This category of graffiti includes representations of Christ, angels, saints, female figures and horse riders. Other depictions seem to refer to daily life in Nubia – the graffiti abound in motifs such as camels, horses, boats and human beings

Art · Graffiti · Religious life · Visual arts · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Cultural Identity and Representation · History · Philosophy · Public Spaces through Art · Religious studies · Religious Studies