Severan Forum Basilica
Title
Severan Forum Basilica
Date
3rd century
Identifier
1266
Work Type
visual works
Work Location
Libya (nation)
Labdah (deserted settlement)
Style/Period
Imperial (Roman)
Subject
pilasters
reliefs (sculptures)
Hercules (Roman mythology)
Description
Detail view of pilaster relief sculpture featuring the trials of Heracles at Labdah in Libya. "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
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ID Number
A1RELEP1-4200E19C1
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