naos
naos.
1. Inner cell or sanctuary of a Greek temple, equivalent to the Roman cella, containing the statue of the deity.
2. Sanctuary of a centrally planned Byzantine church.
3. Small shrine, often portable, e.g. the battered-sided Egyptian type, carried by a Naöphorus figure.
1. Inner cell or sanctuary of a Greek temple, equivalent to the Roman cella, containing the statue of the deity.
2. Sanctuary of a centrally planned Byzantine church.
3. Small shrine, often portable, e.g. the battered-sided Egyptian type, carried by a Naöphorus figure.
Bibliography
J. Curl (2005);
Dinsmoor (1950)
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