Object type
capital
Culture/period
Medieval
Materials
marble
Technique
drillwork, carving
Mint
Production date
524 / 527
Current location
Exposició permanent
Archaeological site
Església de Sant Polyeuktos de Constantinoble
Township
Istambul (Àsia, Turquia)
Dimensions
920 x 965 mm
Description
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Capital of Byzantine origin made of white marble from Proconnesos. The shape is frustoconical with a very deep drilling and carved plant motifs with a clear classical influence. The base of the basket presents a moulding in the form of a collar decorated with ovals and inscribed crosses, alternating trilobate or pseudo-acanthus leaves. They are all intertwined by a stem in the lower part.
A triad of cornucopias can be perceived on each side of the frontal faces. They are a centrepiece from which emerges a kind of thorny acanthus leaves, widely used in Byzantine capitals. The area of the abacus has decorations of lobed elements, from which fruit hangs, and each of the lobes contains an element in the shape of a pearl.
Image
3D Model
© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Barcelona
Omeka ID
2383