Tribelon

Tribelon in the mastaba of Seschemnefer IV.

Tribelon in Kanytelleis

A tribelon (from Latin tri "three" and velum "curtain" ) describes a three-part entrance or wall passage in sacred architecture, the three parts of which are separated by columns. The three parts could be closed by curtains.

The first Tribela appear in ancient Egyptian architecture, for example on the mastaba of Seschemnefer IV in the necropolis of Giza from the 6th dynasty . They are mainly known from the early Christian and Byzantine church architecture in Egypt, Syria and Asia Minor, including Basilica I in Kanytelleis and other Cilician churches. They usually form the passage from the narthex to the naos . The middle passage is usually slightly larger than the outer one.

literature

• William Loerke, Anna Gonosová: Tribelon. In: Alexander P. Kazhdan (Ed.): The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium . Volume 3, Oxford University Press, Oxford 1991, ISBN 978-0-19-504652-6 , pp. 2114. Tribelon

Web links

• Peter Grossmann: Tribelon . At: ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu , last accessed January 21, 2016.