Work

Costumes of prestige and authority in Christian Nubia: insights from archaeological reconstruction

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: The ‘Costumes of Authority’ project (2022–2024) investigated how clothing expressed secular and religious authority in Christian Nubia (ninth–fourteenth centuries). Experimental reconstruction of five representative costumes (two kings, two royal mothers, one bishop) based on iconographic and textile evidence highlights the physical impact and visual effect of these garments.

Source: Antiquity

DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2026.10324

Authors: Karel C. Innemée, Agnieszka Jacobson-Cielecka, Magdalena Wozniak, Dobrochna Zielińska

Institutions: University of Warsaw, Uniwersytet SWPS

Language: English

Topic: Fashion and Cultural Textiles

Subfield: Museology

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: European Commission

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