ambon

This northwest-southeast orientated rectangular building was identified as a tripartite basilica on the basis of its columns, Ionic impost capitals and an octagonal ambon plate with radial decoration.

Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Survey Report 1 2003

Among them several parts of the ambon plates, decorated with geometrical motifs containing crosses and rosettes set in circles and lozenges.

Interactive Dig Sagalassos 2003 - Alexander's Hill Report 1 2003

In the meantime, conservators Erik Risser and Matteo Chiandussi also managed -- besides completing all casts from the pantheon incorporated into the Lower Agora's northeast approach (see August 3-9) -- to put together various fragments of a nice ambon plate from the church on Alexander's Hill, dating around A.D. 500 (see Alexander's Hill, July 6-12).

Interactive Dig Sagalassos 2003 - Restoration & Conservation Report 6 2003

The find of the week was, without any doubt, the discovery of the various architectural elements of the early Byzantine church on Alexander's Hill, including fragments of the building's door and ambon (a raised stand from which part of the liturgy would have been read), but also that of the altar dedicated to the goddess to which a pagan sanctuary preceding the Christian church had been devoted.

Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Find of Week 1 2003 2003

St. John Chrysostom was accustomed to address his great audience from the better-adapted lector's ambon in front of the altar.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913

Gospel was sung from the ambo (ambon), a pulpit generally halfway down the church, from which it could be best heard by every one

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913

The nave had probably an ambon, or reading-desk, and was mainly used by the clergy, the aisles being for the use of the men and women separately.

English Villages 1892

These are respectively white, green, yellow, and a colour between green and yellow; but the white water, or _varna ambon_, is the best.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 Robert Kerr 1784

The typical Indonesia's 'pisang ambon' banana variety is no longer available in many stores.

mongster's nest mongpalatino 2008

Pisang apa aja, pisang ambon, pisang mas, pisang raja, pisang susu (pisang sereh), apapun lah.

BananaTalk - Lita Mariana's Weblog 2008