Original scientific paper

The early Christian sculpture from the Basilica of St. John the Baptist in Bijaći

Ana Mišković ; Sveučilište u Zadru, Odjel za povijest umjetnosti, Zadar, Hrvatska

Abstract

This paper offers a systematic analysis of the first layers of the Late Antique sacral complex dedicated to St. John the Baptist and built on the site of a villa rustica in the hinterland of the Roman settlement of Siculi, where the medieval site of Stombrate would later emerge. Discussing the historiography of the site and the results of the first archaeological excavations and the revision excavations carried out in the 1960s and 1990s, the paper systematizes and classifies typologically the elements and material traces found and analyzed during these campaigns. Some of them are re-dated and their function is reinterpreted. Also, observations are made about the ancient measuring system used for carving of the liturgical furnishings.

Keywords

Bijaći; St. Martha’s Church; St. John the Baptist’s Church; liturgical furnishings; baptistery

Hrčak ID:

237166

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/237166

Publication date:

21.4.2020.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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