Marble dosseret. Height: 12 cm, length: 40 cm, width: 18 cm.

Dosseret, Thisseion Collection

Area: Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
Date: 12th century

Description:
Marble dosseret with relief decoration on the one narrow side of a complex floral ornament formed by tendrils with half-leaves and an acanthus palmette. It comes from Athens and it was formerly part of the Thisseion Collection. It is dated to the twelfth century.