Section of an Architectural Frieze (one of two pieces)

400–500

Medium: Relief
Dimensions: 29 x 53.5 cm (11 7/16 x 21 1/16 in.)
Genre: Architectural elements
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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Section of an architectural frieze decorated in relief. Continuous acanthus scroll in wavy pattern. Foliage, rosettes, and other flowers fill spaces above and below the scroll. Block is bordered along either edge by a plain, narrow fillet.