Kellia on Chalki in the Dodecanese. The date of the wall-paintings and their significance
Abstract
In the bay of Kellia on the northeast coast of the island of Chalki there is a cave hermitage at the entrance to which is a built box-like cell. Painted in a conch in the cave are the youthful Christ Emmanuel between the Archangels and four saints. The representation, which is framed by a garland, is dated between the mid-sixth and the early seventh century. The head of St Andrew, from the second layer of wall-paintings in the built cell, is dated to the early eighth century. The site raises the question of monasticism in the Dodecanese during the Early Christian period.
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ΣΙΓΑΛΑ Μ. Ζ. (2011). Kellia on Chalki in the Dodecanese. The date of the wall-paintings and their significance. Deltion of the Christian Archaeological Society, 30, 149–158. https://doi.org/10.12681/dchae.645
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