Reimpiego e spolia nella tarda Antichità alla luce del materiale litico proveniente dal complesso archeologico di San Severo a Classe
Reuse and spolia in late antiquity in the light of lithic material from the archaeological complex of San Severo a Classe
Author(s): Helena Tůmová, Enrico CirelliSubject(s): History, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Ancient World
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze - Filozofická fakulta, Vydavatelství
Keywords: Basilica of San Severo in Classe (Ravenna, Italy); Late Antiquity; marble; trade; import; spolia; functional reuse; provenance study; Proconnesian marble
Summary/Abstract: The article aims to present results of the analysis of stone artefacts (fragments of architectural decoration,sarcophagi, opus sectile) from the late antique basilica and adjacent medieval monastery of San Severo inClasse (Ravenna, Italy). The research is focused on the qualitative and quantitative study of stone artefactswith regards on signs of their reuse. A hypothesis of the application of late antique materials in medievalreconstructions of San Severo monastic complex is discussed on the basis of lithotype and provenance studyof stone artefacts and the late antique marble trade in the Mediterranean.
Journal: Studia Hercynia
- Issue Year: 23/2019
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 55-78
- Page Count: 27
- Language: Italian