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Italy (Venice)
The Corinthian Capital, Column Shaft, and Archivolt Mosaic Assembly of the Main Portal of St. Mark’s Basilica
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Byzantine-Venetian / Medieval Romanesque-Byzantine Transition.
Serves as a load-bearing column support and ornamental transition element flanking the main sacred portal, transferring upper architectural weights while framing the threshold of the basilica.
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