Monogram on a column capital found at Carthage (central North Africa), probably commemorating a 'Vincentius', just possibly *Vincent (deacon and martyr of Zaragoza and Valencia, S00290). Probably 6th/7th c.
Evidence ID
E07370
Type of Evidence
Archaeological and architectural - Internal cult fixtures (crypts, ciboria, etc.)
Inscriptions - Inscribed architectural elements
A monogram in the form of a Greek cross, containing these letters: V over T at the top, N on the left, C on the right, and S at the bottom.
Cult Related Objects
Inscription
Source
The monogram is on a capital found in ruins in the valley of Byrsa in Carthage. Duval recorded it in the Museum of Carthage.Discussion
Yvette Duval identified the name borne by this monogram as probably 'Vincentius', and, if this is correct, associated it with the famous Spanish martyr, Vincent, deacon and martyr of Zaragoza and Valencia. She suggested a date in the Byzantine period (after 533).Monograms on capitals, however, almost invariably commemorate donors; so this is much more likely to be a record of the building's patron, than of its dedicatee.
Bibliography
Edition and discussion:Duval, Y., Loca sanctorum Africae: Le culte des martyrs en Afrique du IVe au VIIe siècle (Rome: École Française de Rome, 1982), vol. 1, 6-7, no. 2.
Images
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From Y. Duval 1982, no. 2
Record Created By
Stanisław Adamiak
Date of Entry
28/01/2019
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00290 | Vincentius/Vincent, deacon and martyr of Zaragoza and Valencia | Uncertain |
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