Costumes of prestige and authority in Christian Nubia: insights from archaeological reconstruction
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.
Authors
- Agnieszka Jacobson-Cielecka
- Magdalena M. Woźniak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3551-2762)
- Karel C. Innemée
- Dobrochna Zielińska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1870-2994)
Institutions
- Uniwersytet SWPS (PL)
- University of Warsaw (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antiquity
- Published
- 2026-03-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2026.10324
- Primary Topic
- Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00