Begin 01.01.0870
End 31.12.0940
End 31.12.0940
Properties
ID | 132745 |
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System Class | Artifact |
Artifact | Church Furnishing |
Case Study | Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška , Tabula Imperii Byzantini , TIB 17 |
Description
Fragments of bas-relief sculptural decoration found within the Church of St. Stephen in Vrutci dates back to the end of the 9th/beginning of the 10th century. These are parts of church furniture or architectural plastic made in the pre-Romanesque style - with the recognisable motif of the interweaving of three-part strips.
Relations
Places (1)
Name | Class | Begin | End | Description |
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Vrutci, Church of St. Stephen | Place | The Church of St. Stephen is situated in the village of Vrutci, in the vicinity to the Bosna's source. It was built in the second half of the 9th and the beginning of the 10th century. At the time the village of Vrutci was probably a strong political and cultural center of which testifies this Church. It is a single nave longitudinal edifice with a rectangular apse on its eastern end. Many fragments of pre-Romanesque low relief sculpture have been discovered that were once part of altar screens, ciboria, ambones, etc. An the end of 13th and the beginning of the 14th century a necropolis was added. |