Roma, S. Clemente

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Title:	Roma, S. Clemente
Start date:	514
End date:	533
Historical Period:	Early Byzantine/Late Antique Period
Description:	Detail of a composite two-zone capital, with a basket shape kalathos decorated with stylized acanthus leaves and a cross instead of the fleuron. A Latin inscription runs around the kalathos rim. The capital is fitted on an early imperial Roman column (1st-2nd c.), reused and re-carved in the 6th c. AD, decorated with low-relief shoots and branches.
Place:	Basilica di San Clemente, Italy
Languages:	Latin
Medium:	marble (rock)
Project:	BYZART Project
Fond:	UNIBO Zeri Foundation
Physical type:	capitals (column components) columns (architectural elements)
Material and technique:	carving (processes) sculpting incising
Data provider:	University of Bologna
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Appears in Collections:	BYZART