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Vines and leaves cover the surface of the stone, veiling its mass. This new style was used throughout the Byzantine world in the sixth century, most elegantly in the emperor Justinian's rebuilding of the church of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople.
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Title: Capital with a Pattern of Grape Leaves and Vines
Date: 6th–7th century
Geography: Found Egypt, Saqqara
Medium: Limestone; carved in relief
Dimensions:
H. 20 in. (50.8 cm)
W. 28 in. (71.1 cm)
D. 28 in. (71.1 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1910
Object Number: 10.175.66
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