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Section of an Architectural Frieze

Section of an Architectural Frieze

Coptic

Corner block of an architectural frieze. Decorated in relief with a naturalistic, classicizing acanthus scroll with a lower central six-petaled rosette. A narrow, undecorated fillet surrounds the relief on its top and on one side.

Limestone

Byzantine period

Architectural Elements