Architectural ElementsSyrian5th century
Capital
5th century
Dimensions
H. 57 x W. 42.5 x L. 58 cm (22 7/16 x 16 3/4 x 22 13/16 in.)
Provenance
Excavated from Seleucia Pieria, Martyrion, sector 1S-20/21-J (no. C550-A352) (Turkey, Hatay) by the Syrian Department of Antiquities (later the Hatay government) and the Committee for the Excavation of Antioch and Its Vicinity, (1935-1939), dispersed; to Fogg Art Museum, 1940.
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