ext_50103 (
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2011-06-17 05:11 pm (UTC)
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You find this use of Roman 'spolia' pretty much throughout Italy snd beyond- sarcophogi, pillars, statuary and what not.
There were even mediaeval forgeries done when the Roman ones became scarcer over time! :o)
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There were even mediaeval forgeries done when the Roman ones became scarcer over time! :o)