Cross in the Visual Culture of Late Antique Egypt

Gillian Spalding-Stracey, Ph.D. (2018), Macquarie University, is an art historian whose interests encompass early Christian art and artefacts in the Near East and India. She has a particular focus on the transmission and indigenisation of images across societies and cultures.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsList of Illustrations1 The Cross in Early Christian Egypt2 Survey of Significant Egyptian Crosses1 The Survey3 Material, Techniques and the Issue of Authenticity1 Paint/Pigment2 Carving – Stone, Wood, Ivory3 Textiles4 Metalwork5 Ceramics6 The Issue of Authenticity4 The Design and Symbolism of Egypt’s Crosses1 The Four Basic Types of Late Antique Egyptian Crosses2 Design and Symbolism5 Design, Dating and Location1 Date and Location of the Basic Types2 Dating and Location of the Design Elements6 Design in Context1 Secular Objects and Settings2 Sacred and Sacralised Objects and Spaces3 Summary7 The Standing of the Cross in Late Antique EgyptMapsFiguresAppendix: Selected AnaphorasBibliographyIndex