Djemila Baptistery Outer Ambulatory with Niches

dc.creator	Cioffi, Paul L., 1928-2004	en
dc.date.accessioned	2012-03-08T16:57:34Z	en
dc.date.available	2012-03-08T16:57:34Z	en
dc.date.created	1983-06	en
dc.date.issued	1983-06	en
dc.identifier.other	Cioffi 3-174	en
dc.identifier.other	APT-BAG: georgetown.edu.10822_554426.tar;APT-ETAG: 83a71a2c3c0af9e881e0ad3e10e87441; APT-DATE: 2017-02-21_10:34:00	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10822/554426	en
dc.description	The Christian baptistery at Djemila (late 4th / early 5th C.) is a round structure designed with an outer ambulatory rimming its circumference and a circular inner ambulatory that envelops the central square, canopied font. Thirty-six arched niches line the walls of the outer, barrel-vaulted ambulatory. They are constructed of brick and mortar and were sheathed in stucco. The niches provided seats and vestry for the neophytes.ca. June 1983	en
dc.format	Masonry	en
dc.relation	The Rev. Paul L. Cioffi, S.J. Images Collection	en
dc.rights.uri	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
dc.subject	Church buildings	en
dc.subject	Archaeological sites	en
dc.subject	Baptisteries	en
dc.title	Djemila Baptistery Outer Ambulatory with Niches	en
dc.coverage	Djemila, Algeria Early Christian	en
dc.contributor.repository	DigitalGeorgetown
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