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1 Inner cell or sanctuary of a Greek temple, equivalent to the Roman cella, containing the statue of the deity.

2 Sanctuary of a centrally planned Byzantine church.

3 Small shrine, often portable, e.g. the battered-sided Egyptian type, carried by a Naöphorus figure.

J. Curl (2005);Dinsmoor (1950)

naos (3) (above) Naöphorus (right after the example in Museo Nazionale, Naples).

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in The Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture Length: 36 words
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in A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (2) Length: 61 words
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in The Oxford Companion to Architecture Length: 55 words
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in The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages Length: 70 words

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