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Ston, Church of Saint Archangel Michael, Relief Decoration

Begin 01.01.1040
End 31.12.1050

Properties

ID 132774
System Class Artifact
Artifact Church Furnishing
Case Study Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška , Tabula Imperii Byzantini , TIB 17
Stylistic Classification Pre-Romanesque
3000 km
2000 mi
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Description

In the Church of Saint Archangel Michael in Ston several original pieces of architectural decoration and church furnishing, dated to the 11th century, have been preserved. All openings of the Early Medieval building, that have been preserved, indicate the pre-Romanesque bas-relief style of their frames and the Early Medieval frescoes in the interior, which harmonise the composition with the arrangement of the windows. The relief decoration was made in the pre-Romanesque style (some of the researchers like Jurković and Tomas recognise two chronological layers of the sculpture).
The lintel, used in a secondary function as a tombstone, is decorated with three crosses, connected to each other by a two-bar braid. The upper field has an inscription, which has been interpreted and dated differently in historiography. B. Gabričević recognised the verse in the inscription as follows:

(ARCHANGELUS) MICHAELUS FORTITER SUPER
SECO PACIFICOQUE OMNES ROMANOS

Among the fragments of liturgical furniture the remains of the altar screen and ciborium can be recognised.

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