Severan Forum Basilica
Title
Severan Forum Basilica
Date
3rd century
Identifier
1264
Work Type
architectural elements
Work Location
Libya (nation)
Labdah (deserted settlement)
Style/Period
Imperial (Roman)
Subject
columns (architectural elements)
pilasters
reliefs (sculptures)
Description
View of columns and carved pilasters at Labdah in Libya. "The colonnades end on the short walls with elaborately carved pilasters. Equally the apses are framed by the same kind of pilasters forming a decorative link between the colonnades and the apses. Sculpture and iconography of these pilasters are remarkable and clearly inspired by eastern examples. The pilasters framing the apses are carved on three sides with srolls issuing from chilices; vine and acanthus leaves cover the scrolls, which interlock to form a series of roundels inhabited by animals and human figures. The motif of the fore-parts of an animal issuing from an acanthus whorl had long been part of the repertory of Roman decorative art, deriving from hellenistic sources; here, scenes from the labours of Hercules and figures from the entourage of Bacchus on the pilasters on the south wall similarly emerge from whorls of foliage,"--Vitruvius website.
Material/Medium
marble (rock)
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
A1RELEP1-4200E19B1
- Date Added
- August 29, 2013
- Collection
- LTU Digital Images
- Item Type
- VRA Core
- Tags
- columns, pilasters, sculpture
- Citation
- “Severan Forum Basilica,” LTU Digital Images, accessed May 5, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/12821.