Section of an Architectural Frieze

400–450

Medium: Relief
Dimensions: 31 x 150 cm (12 3/16 x 59 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 with stylized acanthus leaves forming a continuous figure-eight pattern. Vines sprout alongside the acanthus leaves. Vine leaves and grape clusters fill the empty spaces.