Italia, probabilmente Venezia, secolo IX

Frammento architettonico in pietra scolpita con decoro geometrico

There is wear, weathering and some minor dirt to the surface consistent with age and placement outside. There are repaired breaks running from the lower left to the top right corner and at both right corners. The break at the lower right corner has lead to a loss to the underside and there is a loss on the upper right edge. There is an area of restoration to the northeast of the centre. There are some chips to the short sides. C’è alcune consumazione e sporcizia superficiale, consistente con l’età e stando fuori. Ci sono rotture riparate dalla sinistra in basso e l’angolo alla destra in alto e a tutti e due gli angoli. La rottura al angolo alla sinistra in basso a causato una mancanza al bordo destra in alto. C’è un’area di ristauro al nord est del centro. Ci sono alcune schieggiature ai bordi più bassi.
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BIBLIOGRAFIA DI RIFERIMENTO
L. Mallé, Le Sculture del museo d'Arte Antica, Museo Civico di Torino, 1965, fig. 2;
W.F. Volbach, Mittelalterliche Bildwerke aus Italien und Byzanz, Staaliche Museen zu Berlin 1931, pp.13-6.

L'intricato disegno geometrico, che include due volatili stilizzati, può essere paragonato con i rilievi architettonici conservati a Berlino e illustrati da Volbach, datati al IX secolo.
Si osservino inoltre i rilievi piemontesi sempre del IX secolo, e stilisticamente coerenti con questo gruppo di opere, conservati nel Museo Civico di Torino e illustrati dal Mallé.

The intricate interlacing geometric design which includes two stylised birds in the spandrels can be closely compared with the architectural reliefs in Berlin illustrated by Volbach and which are dated to the 9th century.  Compare also with stylistically related Piedmontese reliefs, also 9th century, in the Museo Civico, Turin illustrated by Mallé.