Caps and Identity: Origin and Interpretation of Phrygian Caps in Coptic Art | ||||
| International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Management | ||||
| Volume 5, Issue 2, December 2022, Page 240-257 PDF (1.69 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ijthm.2022.270170 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Ahmad Mohamed Khalaf | ||||
| Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Minia University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Different headdresses are introduced in Coptic art, among them; the Phrygian cap. It is a non-religious cap in Christianity. It's rarely depicted on Coptic art, but it had its origin in Sasanian, Greek, and Roman arts. Certain people are depicted shown wearing such cap in Coptic art. This paper aims to trace and study its origin, and its few depictions in Coptic art and artifacts. Thus, an iconographical and analytical methodologies will be followed. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Headdress; conical cap; Phrygian cap; Coptic; art; textile | ||||
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