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Source Image: PR321_01_06 of Belevi Mausoleum

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Description

Capital from the mausoleum at Belevi.

Monument: Belevi Mausoleum
Monument Type: Architecture
Material(s): Undefined white marble (Visual identification)
Date: circa bc 250 - circa bc 240
Keywords: Lifting boss, Corinthian Capital
Collections: Ephesos, Site and Museum

Location

Current Location: Belevi

Evidence for working practices

1. Lifting boss

Process: Placement
Description: Lifting bosses can be seen on the blocks in the background. These were used to help secure the ropes that were wound around these blocks when they were moved into place.

2. Pin socket

Process: Securing
Description: Various sockets can be seen on top of the capital in the foreground which originally held metal pins to hold this element in place.

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