Concha(61 words)
[German version]
Latin for shell, snail (Greek κόγχη/kónchē), also describes shell-shaped vessels or large drinking-bowls as well as the snail-shaped horn of Triton (Verg. Aen. 6,171; Plin. HN 9,9). In early Christian literature concha designates the upper half-dome of the apse and the water basin used for baptisms and baths.
Höcker, Christoph (Kissing)
Bibliography
G. Matthiae, s.v. Conca, EAA 2, 779.
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Höcker, Christoph (Kissing),
“Concha”, in:
Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry.
Consulted online on 23 April 2021 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e303750>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510
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