Marble Asiatic Corinthian capital decorated with theatre masks on an Attic column base, Lepcis Magna, Roman period (AD 150 – 160), capital 84 x 116 x 114 cm; base 34 x 80 cm.

Architectural elements – Column capitals and bases, lintels, cornices and chancel screens

Material: Piedras | Type: Elementos arquitectónicos | Countries: Libia

  • Period

    1st millennium BC – AD 1551

  • Red List

    Lista Roja de Emergencia – Libia

Category

Architectural elements – Column capitals and bases, lintels, cornices and chancel screens
Porphyry, granite, limestone, marble. Humans, animals, deities, floral and/or geometric motifs. May have Greek or Latin inscriptions.

Sculpted column capitals, cornices and chancel screens. Plain, moulded or carved bases. Lintels may have vertical channels (triglyphs) and flat rectangular spaces (metopes).
© Università Roma Tre Archaeological Mission in Libya / Fabian Baroni