naos
Isaac Kremer/ September 16, 2018/ / 0 comments
La Maison Carrée in Nimes, France, with enclosed cella to left.
Inner cell or sanctuary of a Greek temple, equivalent to the Roman cella, containing the deity’s statue. 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.
