CLASSICAL COLUMN CAPITALS IN TARTOUS MUSEUM
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https://doi.org/10.14795/j.v11i2.993Keywords:
Corinthian, Ionic, Votive, two-part capital, local workshopsAbstract
This article explores the collection of the classical column capitals exhibited at the National Museum of Tartous in Syria. It categorizes these capitals by their architectural orders, where only capitals of Corinthian and Ionic orders can be found, in addition to one votive capital. The article discusses the challenges of dating these capitals which lack archaeological context and explores the implications of their varied forms and origins. Additionally, it refers to the practice of reusing these capitals in later times, according to some modifications applied to those capitals. Moreover, half-finished capitals shed light on the presence of workshops in the Syrian coastal area, where both finished and unfinished marble capitals were imported.
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