Tabletop, 400–600, Made in Rome, Byzantine, Marble, Overall: 32 7/16 x 35 1/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( x x cm), Sculpture

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Tabletop, 400–600, Made in Rome, Byzantine, Marble, Overall: 32 7/16 x 35 1/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( x x cm), Sculpture-Stone, Small tabletops like this one were used to celebrate feasts for the dead at grave sites; this commemorative practice was known throughout the Roman and early Byzantine worlds. The tables were often supported on bases, similar to the example displayed below, which were elaborately carved with messages promising mankind's salvation

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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