Costumes of prestige and authority in Christian Nubia: insights from archaeological reconstruction
Costumes of prestige and authority in Christian Nubia: insights from archaeological reconstruction
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Authors
Innemée, Karel C.
Jacobson-Cielecka, Agnieszka
Wozniak, Magdalena
Zielińska, Dobrochna
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Date
2026-03-30
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Antiquity
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0003-598X
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2026-05-15
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The ‘Costumes of Authority’ project (2022–2024) investigated how clothing expressed secular and religious authority in Christian Nubia (ninth–fourteenth centuries). Experimental reconstruction of five representative costumes (two kings, two royal mothers, one bishop) based on iconographic and textile evidence highlights the physical impact and visual effect of these garments.
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Africa
experimental archaeology
natural dyes
dress of authority
experimental archaeology
natural dyes
dress of authority