Articles
Graffito with fabula from Zincirli Madrasa: origin and connection with medieval epic poetry from the Crimean mountain region of the thirteenth–fourteenth centuries
Dmytro Moisieiev
Vostok/Oriens '2016, №5
The article deals with the graffito scenes from the Crimean Muslim religious school Zincirli Madrasa of the sixteenth – twentieth centuries. The graffito is located on the recycled limestone block. The scene represents a popular in the medieval Crimean legend about the Rider and his adventures. The graffito has Christian symbols; nevertheless, due to the popularity and great value of this legend for builders, teachers and students of Zincirli Madrasa the limestone with graffito had been moved to the Muslim religious educational institution without any damage.
Keywords: graffito, epic poetry, iconography, Rider, cross, Zincirli Madrasa, building ceramic
Pages: С. 120–136
