Fresco, Karabas Church, Soganli Valley, Cappadocia, Turkey
Anastasis, with Christ pulling Adam and Eve from their tomb, trampling on the gates of Hades or hell with Satan below, and David and Solomon looking on, fresco, in Church 1 at Karabas Church, or Karabas Kilise, a monastery complex with a domed or Kubbeli church (a rare cave church with external dome), built early 10th century, Byzantine, in the Soganli valley, Yesilhisar, Kayseri, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The frescoes have been repainted over the centuries, added to, damaged and defaced, and stained with soot from candles. The complex has a courtyard with rooms to 3 sides including a central hall, wine press, stable and 4 adjoining churches. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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