Judith and the Dragon
A Jesuit architectural relief from Gorgora Iyäsus church, 1626–1632
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6019043 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Víctor M Fernández, Vı́ctor M Fernández (0000-0002-7488-9370, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, corresponding author), Jorge De Torres Rodríguez (0000-0001-8687-9332, British Museum), Jorge De Torres, Andreu Martínez D'Alòs-Moner, Andreu Martínez D’Alòs-Moner, Carlos Cañete (0000-0002-9714-0899, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), Alessandro Bausi (0000-0002-7575-7513, Universität Hamburg), Gashaw Belay (Amhara Regional Health Bureau) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Pages | 173-182 |
| Publication date | 2016-07-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Aethiopica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1430-1938 • E-ISSN: 2194-4024 |
| Publisher | Staats- und Universitatsbibliothek Hamburg Carl von Ossietzky (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15460/aethiopica.18.1.769 |
| OpenAlex | W2503795348 |
| Language | EN |
In the 2014 excavations at the Jesuit church of Gorgora Iyäsus on the northern shore of Lake Ṭana a remarkable relief in stone was unearthed. The relief was originally part of the church’s façade. It represents the biblical heroine Judith over a dragon and it contains two inscriptions in Gǝʿǝz from the Book of Judith and Genesis. This piece represents one of the few recorded inscriptions on stone from the end of the Aksumite period to the present time. The article focuses on the historical context that witnessed the production of this relief and provides an interpretation of its iconography
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Iconography · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · History · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |