Art and Faith in Stone: A Study of Eight Unpublished Coptic Funerary Stelae Housed in Abu al-Jud Storehouse, Luxor, Egypt | ||
| مجلة البحوث والدراسات الاثرية | ||
| Volume 17, Issue 1 - Serial Number 17, September 2025, Pages 79-92 PDF (3.11 M) | ||
| Document Type: المقالة الأصلية | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/archmu.2025.416398.1330 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ahmad Mohamed Khalaf* ; Mohamed Sahry Bershawy | ||
| Tourist Guidance Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Minia University. Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study provides documentation of eight unpublished Coptic funerary stelae, which are kept in Abu al-Jud Storehouse in Luxor, Egypt. Their inventory numbers are 220, 232, 270, 301, 307, and 340 includes three stelae. They are all made of local limestone. Their suggested date ranges from fifth to seventh centuries AD. They are characterized by geometrical decorations, floral motifs, bird depictions together with inscriptions in Greek Language. Descriptive, analytical, and comparative methods of research are adopted to provide a detailed description along with a comprehensive analytical study. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Abu al-Jud storehouse; Coptic; eagle; funerary stelae; limestone | ||
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