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This basket-shaped marble capital is decorated with a distinctive split-palmette. It dates to 524-527 CE and came from the Saraçhane excavations, Fatih, Istanbul, in modern-day Turkey. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turley).
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, May 25). Byzantine Capital with Palmettes from Saraçhane. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/8806/byzantine-capital-with-palmettes-from-sarachane/
Amin, Osama S. M. "Byzantine Capital with Palmettes from Saraçhane." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 25, 2018. https://www.ancient.eu/image/8806/byzantine-capital-with-palmettes-from-sarachane/.
Amin, Osama S. M. "Byzantine Capital with Palmettes from Saraçhane." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 25 May 2018. Web. 10 Apr 2021.
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