Byzantine Capital with Palmettes from Saraçhane

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 25 May 2018
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Byzantine Capital with Palmettes from Saraçhane

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).

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2018, May 25). Byzantine Capital with Palmettes from Saraçhane. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/8806/

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Amin, Osama S. M. "Byzantine Capital with Palmettes from Saraçhane." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 25, 2018. https://www.ancient.eu/image/8806/.

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Amin, Osama S. M. "Byzantine Capital with Palmettes from Saraçhane." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 25 May 2018. Web. 04 Jul 2020.

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