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Square capital on octagonal shaft.
Rosette between volutes, with loops below on three sides; back smoothed off.
Byzantine.
Pentelic marble.
ADDENDA 2019: Octagonal column with integral capital. The artifact is preserved in moderate conservation status.
A square capital and a part of the shaft of an octagonal colonnette. The column broken away below. The colonnette is one of the four which support the free-standing altar-table (supported on colonnettes, Greek: Ἁγία Τράπεζα) of the church of St. Apostles Solakis.
On the middle of the side the capital decorated by an eight-leaf rosette having rounded leaves or by a rosette with rounded leaves alternating with acute leaves. Each rosette enclosed by a two-strand band frame in lyre-shape. Below of each one of the rosettes, the surface covered by a second lyre-shape frame. The ends of the two frames enjoyed and enclose a fun-shaped motif.
Side of the column: L. 0.21; H. 0.235; P.H. 0.30
Late 10th – early 11th c. A.D. (S. Fotakidis)