Narthex (container)

Narthex ( Greek  νάρθηξ , Latin Narthecium ) is a cylindrical container originally made from the hollowed out stalk of the giant fennel with several compartments, mainly for medicines, but also for books.

literature

• Walter Hatto Groß : Narthex 2). In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 3, Stuttgart 1969, column 1577 f.
• Werner Hartke: Narthex 2). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XVI, 2, Stuttgart 1935, Sp. 1770-1772.