NEW STONE RELIEFS FROM KUBACHI – ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS &#x0D; OF THE 14TH–15TH CENTURIES WITH GRAPHIC SUBJECTS

Misrikhan M Mammaev

doi:10.32653/ch163661-681

Abstract

The article introduces new stone reliefs – details of architectural décor of the 14th–15th centuries with a graphic narrative. The reliefs were discovered by the author in the village of Kubachi in different years of the 20th century, and only now gained special attention.The reliefs in question are scattered through various buildings of the old part of the village, mainly in its middle and lower districts.The integrity of the reliefs varies: some remained in a good state, some – in fragments, others – in poor condition.In most cases, it was not possible to photograph them from the desired angle due to their inaccessibility (second or third floors of buildings in very densely built-up areas, etc.).Most of the reliefs date back to the 14–15th centuries. The dating was carried out according to stylistic features, taking into consideration the fact that a huge number of stone reliefs with graphical subjects were made in Kubachi in the said time period. These reliefs are now stored in many domestic and foreign museums and have partially preserved in Kubachi.The description of the reliefs is given in the order of their record by the author at different times and in different districts of the village.

Highlights

In most cases, it was not possible to photograph them from the desired angle due to their inaccessibility
The dating was carried out according to stylistic features, taking into consideration the fact that a huge number of stone reliefs with graphical subjects were made in Kubachi in the said time period
In the lower district of Kubachi, in the masonry of the wall of the third floor of an abandoned building of an unknown owner, there is a relief of square shape with depiction of three stylized animals running in circle, one after another (Fig. 3)

Summary

Introduction

It was not possible to photograph them from the desired angle due to their inaccessibility (second or third floors of buildings in very densely built-up areas, etc.). In the lower district of Kubachi, in the masonry of the wall of the third floor of an abandoned building of an unknown owner, there is a relief of square shape with depiction of three stylized animals running in circle, one after another (Fig. 3).

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