Maps of Power

Panik, Frescoes

Begin 01.01.0800
End 31.12.1099

Properties

ID 132889
System Class Artifact
Artifact Fresco
Case Study Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška , Tabula Imperii Byzantini , TIB 17
Stylistic Classification Byzantine

Description

Fragments of frescoes were found during the research of the church in Panik. In question are fragments of heads of Saints with inscriptions in Greek, which could have been done by Byzantine masters. They are probably dated to the 12th century. Today, these fragments of frescoes are kept in the National Museum in Sarajevo.

Relations

Places (1)
Name Class Begin End Description
Panik, Church of Unknown Dedication Place The church in Panik is of unknown dedication and is situated in the village of Panik. Its remains were submerged by the artificial Bileća Lake (Bilećko jezero). It was a single nave edifice with an apse, which was rectangular both on the outside and the inside, and a narthex. The church was fresco painted, dated probably to the 12th century. The frescoes are similar in style to the Church of St. Thomas in Kuti and some churches in the South of Italy.