Al-Bagawat at Kharga Oasis

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Omgeving:

Kharga, Hibis, Temple of Amun, Composite papyrus capital

Locatie:

Egypte, ‘Izbat Ḩalfā
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Locatie precies

Period or year:

2xx~ / 6xx

Classificatie:

Graf (-veld)
Zichtbaar

Identifiers:

vici:place=23794

Annotaties

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One of the oldest Christian cemeteries is located 3 Km away from Kharga Oasis, it lies over Gebel el Teir, in western Egypt. This Christian Coptic necropoliwas in use few centurie from III toVIIth century AD.

See:

Matthew Martin, Observations on the Paintings of the Exodus Chapel, Bagawat Necropolis, Kharga Oasis, Egypt, Byzantine Narrative. Papers in Honour of Roger Scott. Edited by J. Burke et al. , Melbourne 2006

See:

Matthew Martin, Observations on the Paintings of the Exodus Chapel, Bagawat Necropolis, Kharga Oasis, Egypt, Byzantine Narrative. Papers in Honour of Roger Scott. Edited by J. Burke et al. , Melbourne 2006

In de buurt

Bagawat, Chapel of the Grapes

The Burial Chapel of the Grapes.

Bagawat, Chapel of Peace

The Chapel of Peace with Early Christian paintings.

Bagawat, Basilica

The mud brick Basilica (or “Church”)