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fragment from the Thisseion Collection. Height: 18 cm, length: 74 cm, thickness: 10 cm.
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Fragment of a marble cornice, Thisseion Collection
Area: Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
Date: 12th century
Description:
Fragment of a marble cornice decorated with complexes of animals on a ground covered with leaves and vine fruits. The décor is a combination of low and high-relief. Expressiveness, grace and movement characterize the composition. It comes from Athens and it was formerly part of the Thisseion Collection. It is dated to the twelfth century.
Date: 12th century
Description:
Fragment of a marble cornice decorated with complexes of animals on a ground covered with leaves and vine fruits. The décor is a combination of low and high-relief. Expressiveness, grace and movement characterize the composition. It comes from Athens and it was formerly part of the Thisseion Collection. It is dated to the twelfth century.