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Wall painting: Saint John the Apostle, Nubian workshop; wall painting, John the Evangelist Saint; ?–ca. 100 - iconography. Depicted frontally, a preserved fragment showing the head and left shoulder of the figure. The head is surrounded by a circular yellow halo outlined by a purple and white stripe. The contours of the face and features are painted with black paint. High forehead, regular eyebrow arches, large almond-shaped eyes, wide open, with marked irises and pupils; a straight nose ending in a wedge; large protruding right ear left ear missing. Long white beard ending in a pointed tip. On the white robe, the Greek letter eta H is visible on the figure's right shoulder. The folds of the robe are marked with wide yellow and purple lines. Original plaster: 82 x 36 cm; 8th century, Faras. Dimensions: 105 x 78.5 -79 x 4.5 cm; wall painting height 105 cm, width 78.5–79 cm, depth 4.5 cm; original plaster height 82 cm, width 62 cm., A weathered fragment of painted plaster with an irregular, roughly rectangular shape sits against a plain beige background; its surface shows a mottled mix of tan, beige, and light brown areas where the plaster has worn away, with traces of faded ochre and pale yellow pigments and several thin, curved accents in faded reddish-purple suggesting outlines; the fragment displays scattered patches of lighter, almost white paint and areas of exposed rough texture, with faint linear marks and rounded shapes across the surface and a few larger irregular areas where the original paint is missing.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A06_197

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Keywords

Wall painting Saint John Apostle Nubian workshop wall painting John Evangelist Saint –ca 100 - iconography Depicted frontally preserved fragment showing head left shoulder figure surrounded circular yellow halo outlined purple white stripe contours face features painted black paint High forehead regular eyebrow arches large almond-shaped eyes wide open marked irises pupils straight nose ending wedge large protruding right ear left ear missing Long white beard ending pointed tip white robe Greek letter eta H visible figure's right shoulder folds robe marked wide yellow purple lines Original plaster 8th century Faras Dimensions 105 x 78.5 - wall painting height 105 cm width 78.5–79 cm depth 4.5 cm original plaster height 82 cm width 62 cm weathered fragment painted plaster irregular roughly rectangular shape sits plain beige background surface mottled mix tan beige light brown areas plaster worn away traces faded ochre pale yellow pigments several thin curved accents faded reddish-purple suggesting outlines fragment displays scattered patches lighter almost white paint areas exposed rough texture faint linear marks rounded shapes across larger irregular areas original paint missing.