Basilica of Junius Bassus

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Basilica of Junius Bassus

basilica, Rome, Italy

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opus sectile
…from a wall in the Basilica of Junius Bassus, Rome (4th century; Capitoline Museum, Rome). Early Christian churches in Rome and Ravenna were decorated with both types of opus sectile. In medieval Europe the ornamental opus sectile of antiquity evolved into more specialized arts, notably the intricate and severely geometrical…
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…from a wall in the Basilica of Junius Bassus, Rome (4th century; Capitoline Museum, Rome). Early Christian churches in Rome and Ravenna were decorated with both types of opus sectile. In medieval Europe the ornamental opus sectile of antiquity evolved into more specialized arts, notably the intricate and severely geometrical…
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