Κατάλογος αρχιτεκτονικών μελών του Βυζαντινού Μουσείου, άλλοτε στις αποθήκες του Εθνικού Αρχαιολογικού Μουσείου
Part of : Δελτίον της Χριστιανικής Αρχαιολογικής Εταιρείας ; Vol.31, 1988, pages 39-78
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39-78
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Catalogue of a Collection of Architectural Members in the Byzantine Museum, formerly in the National Museum of Athens
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This is a catalogue of eighty four architectural members carved in marble or poros stone transferred fromthe National Archaeological Museum of Athens to theByzantine Museum in 1985. This material is part of thecollection of architectural members, ornamental piecesand other fragments mixed with sculptures and variousother antique works, in the basements of the NationalMuseum. During a new arrangement of these basementsin 1969-1972, the present writer recorded some 946 pie^,ces and prepared a new inventory (named inventory Δ)for the architectural members. It seems that most ofthem come from old excavations, temporary collectionsand accidental finds from the Athens area before 1940.It seems also that their origin is definitely lost. Themembers of fragments dated to the Early Christian, Byzantine, Frankish and post-Byzantine period are separately presented here with a short description, some stylistic or typological remarks and chronological notes.The listed examples are classified into groups accordingto function as follows:Column capitals 10Column base 1Door frames 3Lintels 3Carved slabs 17Colonettes and mullions 7Colonette capitals and imposts 15Templon architrave 1Marble pavement fragments 5String course moulding fragments 6Gargoyle 1Posts from tempia 5Antae capitals 3Arcosolium slab 1Cut bricks 1Miscellaneous 5Beyond normal bibliographical documentation an attempt has been made to compare individual architectural members to unpublished or little known material,through the inventory of the Byzantine Museum ofAthens and that of the Athenian Agora, which has beenorganized by the American School of Classical Studies.Thus identical or similar works, from the point of viewof typology and style, have been cited. However, onlyone fragment (no. Δ. 281) has been securely identifiedbeyond any doubt: it belongs to a funerary arcosoliumarch of the Frankish period.Bibliography is provided in the running text withinparentheses to avoid disruption the catalogue withnormal footnotes.In addition to the classification numbers of inventory Δ,the author has also provided the respective accessionnumbers of each member in the Byzantine Museum.From the chronological point of view the architecturalmembers have been classified as follows: Early Christianperiod 30, Early Byzantine and Transitional period 5,Middle Byzantine period 40, period of the Frankishoccupation 4, period of the Turkish occupation 3,unclassified 2.
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