Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • Anamali - S - The Basilica at Ballsh

    Uploaded by

    audubelaia
    3 views3 pages
    Late Antiquity

    Original Title

    Anamali_S_The Basilica at Ballsh

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document
    Late Antiquity

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    3 views3 pages

    Anamali - S - The Basilica at Ballsh

    Uploaded by

    audubelaia
    Late Antiquity

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    of 3
    University of Southern California (CSL) University of Southern California inlegrates Document Dover, (2eeoy ay T08 cow 35" Sheet wee Angeles SA S03 CB 1964600109) 7407713 om) ‘tt fs-125198.208 ogusc eds ILL #: 81848181 ONO A Reference #: Lending String: DGW,AGL,*CSL,DHU,DHU Patron: Dennis, Nathan Journal Title: New Albania. Article Author: Article Title: Skender Anamali; The Basilica at Balish Volume: 6 Issue: Month/Year: 1976 Pages: 34-35 USPS - Regular Borrower: JHE cw: sesso IM HII Call #: DR701.S49.N4 Location: GRAND OVERSIZE - PAGED 9.14.11 Shipping Address: Interlibrary Services Eisenhower Library 3400 N. Charles St Johns Hopkins Univ Baltimore,MD 21218 USA Fax: (410) 516-8596 Notice: This material may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C). CSL USE ONLY CUPDATEDINILLIAD 1 SENT REASON NOT FILLED (CHECK ONE): (NOS CO NFAC Cl NONCIRC (J MISSING FROM VOL (J EXCEEDS COPY LIMIT Transaction Date: 9/14/2011 04:20:36 PM ARIEL INFORMATION: Ariel Address: 128.220.8.249 CN Enter Ariel Address Manually if unable to scan, Ariel address blank, sond via US Mall ee THE BASILICA AT BALLSH SKENDER ANAMALI Archaeologist, General view of the basilica. Fragment of a treseo. 34 ‘One of the new centers where archaeological excavations were made during the summer in 1976 is also the town of Ballsh. In this small town. of the Mallakastra district in southwestern Alba- fhia the archeological expedition worked on Unearthing @ building of worship, @ monumental basilica, For nearly a century in Ballsh the attention of the inhabitants of the region and of the various travellers had been drawn by a big heap of ruins which because of a projecting pillar with fan inscription on it was called, at that time, the written stones-, But folktales preserved the memory of a big monastery that had stood there Tong ago. The heap of ruins had served as a quarry fand continued as such all along the first half of the XXth century, The plunderous» excava- tions of that time unearthed numerous monu- ments like reliefs, various architectonic frag- ‘ments and stones with ancient and mediaeval in- scriptions on them. The latter are of great interest to the history of this center. The pillage of stones had heavily’ demaged the monument, a thing which was clearly shown during the recent ex- cavations, ‘What should be stressed right at the start is that the excavations brought to light a monument fof worship, a. basiliea of great historic-artistic Significance. This year's excavations unearthed nearly the whole basilica but not yet the subsi- diary structures round it which already seem to be quite complex “The basilica at Ballsh has been a monumental structure of a high level as far back as when It was first set up. This is borne put not only by the technique of construction, by its planimetrie shape but also by the architechtonic details and ornamented reliefs of great arstistic value, What strikes one's eye in the architectonic details, in the capitals, framework, pillars and arches of windows nearly all of marble, is that, in addition to certain traditional ornamental elements, there are new, entirely floral motifs realized with a Strict symmetric order but artistic perfection, ‘Of special significance are certain pilasters of basements made of limestone with all four sides worked out in relief, What makes these pilasters still more interesting are the rich ornaments of the reliefs and the crafismanship with which they have been worked, Floral motifs, ivy and grape~ vine leaves predominate also on the reliefs of these pilasters, But on the reliefs we come across also other figures among which dolphins and other fish, various birds including peacocks and occasionally also animals. On the face of one of the pilasters is carved the effigy of a man, a fi- sherman holding a reed in his right hand with two strings at end of each of which hangs a fish. In ‘comparison with the other effigies on the pilaster, the fisherman's effigy Is @ poor piece of work which goes to show that he who had carved it was not well versed in carving human figures, but a master at carving floral motifs and, in ‘general, of those decorative elements and-symbols. accepted by the art at the Initial stage of its development. ‘The basilica at Ballsh had been decorated inside VINEdIOHS §% VINAAIOHS — if Soiei BB VINA TOHS ‘uotvesyqey Jo Jaiued eayieu © oF sauoaq pue Aumuao uiA ax Jo sioyseu 24rveU 70 Sho au st ysttea 38 PomIseq axp “uossNaUED UT ‘azenduey au Jo uorrnToas ya waTEs auNpL0DIe uy pauuojsues) Inq awe ywafoue ou 30 uon wAtosaad tf 1} Uita\ JOUeBOD pue woHHEIAeY 70 Javuos uewstIT we Jo MoU 1 dn S9Fy SIPPIN fui Buunp Aymuryuoo uy om YSitOR UF ‘SMG “SEH Soe ue stfoqt oureu ys: ay) 70 Sout 39261 au 30 {uzoy 2) Tunoa9e O}UI aye) om uum AtTEID0dsD Nported-sAer TewwoUlg oxy oste st a#ensue, OK Jo wonnjoaa Joupny ax jo synsaz arqissod © ang Teyuopose you “éigeurg “st[Ae. wersATIr aun 7o sum buf) ida0xe uaoq @aet| YOU Inos Yorks woHEHaeY Jo saquoo soy|2ee WE WOIT Haye) s91h PUE SSUOIS Jo sora stelseyeu uoroue Ajureu pasn u9dq Suey avowy ustteg 10 woqTHsEq ou FSUIPLIAG ul Jeut Unogs aAby SUONPAEDXD ou HEL aM OF {umor dausop auf Woxy UoHEINdod in Jo wonEAsTU ‘uy Jo Jo wotsonb w st sm FEU UIE oF peUTD Sur aie am soUjo wR Wry keME SIoI9WIOTHH xis Atuo ave ysttea put SHAG douIS “dousiq v 30 ouaprsa aq se é{uo pouoruour st sige Samu09 WA 9%} Suna “AIMbAUE ort UF puNoss ays oF povea sem pu {9} Y>To Sth 70 A09 UeLASULL 9M Jo Suyns ay at HMOs OM OF suBaWOIN XIE AT awa fexoH Jo aBWII\6 ov JO TH © UO “USTTERE JEON, ‘aamuao WIA au 38 198 2q. EW AyHodsoad sit yo sBuruuifoq av “Tins J2iieq 40 “uonIaey 30 mjuso sian J sBuruurBaq ou Sutoq ou aM JO ‘uoneyaey Jo J9}a9 yuMIOdUI UEIuEGTY ALES oe tum poypouuos aq yen yf yeu) WISRIDUCD OWN FE SalI SIOHSIA pue SIB[OUS ‘SaIs0ssa008 It UE juauNUOW 1ys|TeE au IE BuPFOOT eTTHM. *-aangqna piso Jo 981494) 94} 0} osTe paIngisIUOD sani» 9fdoad ano yorum yBnomp ‘=si2uIe;>I0) Sno Jo aunyino jsed ayy Jo 3368 yuasaudade “SAEs nyxoy Joaug apesuod se hysIyn AatMbque Jo own qeA “NOON sAHTRE Uy sAOASUITE amo, 421U1 ou) Jo stuowinuoW quELIOduNy sou! a4 30 ‘2u SI 3] “SMU Areodwia}ucD uF pasion {tam siqjured pus siojdinos ‘syoouyoue ‘sroyseu feo kq sqiom ot Jo. uo som ste Fe VoILIseA oyZ, “UISeg uvouELIONPaW au) 70 pue binsutued ueyted au) Jo suoHeisastE Sous [wanyin9 aif) uf pied aange oo, yoru auO ynq WorBax paIsoj#2u pu tood v jou sem 1210SID exseyeTeNK 24} AimUs9 WTA au BurMp yeu s9A, oud Sujpting twyuounuous sup “Oust aus am IW. sojiajuy ay) 7 SuoyBaL URIUEGTY 24) UI pay>ear ey Aur [ea] oy Jo se PUB sanio—rTyDae ou ye Spas pur aparmouy ay) 207 aaznos agentes e SEE ypns sy “AnjuNo9 ano uy AImUeD WTA ot Jo diysiom yo squaumuow poarssead 189q pur Inytineaq ysour oy} 30 au0 51 ystreEL ye vamtsea ou, ‘au0}9q se ooutywadde

    You might also like