Capital with a Pattern of Vines with Grapes
Not on view
The cuplike shape and interlaced decoration covering this column capital are characteristic of innovations in architectural sculpture in sixth-century Byzantium. The freshness of the style becomes clear when this capital is compared to the one on the nearby pedestal, which has a more traditional shape and decoration. The rectangular slots on two sides of the capital may have held wooden screens (a common feature of church sanctuaries) that fit between adjacent columns.
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