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Twenty-one Fragments of a Voussoir Arch Comprising Thirteen Voussoirs

Twenty-one Fragments of a Voussoir Arch Comprising Thirteen Voussoirs

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Architectural fragments with three registers, all decorated in relief: the upper register contains a laurel garland and is bordered on its top edge by a narrow fillet, the middle register contains a row of alternating swastikas and Solomon knots, and the lower register contains a simple row of beads.

Limestone

Byzantine period

Architectural Elements