Detail from the richly decorated pillar from the St. Polyeuktos Church, Constantinople, which today stands in front of the Church of Saint Mark, Venice, where it was taken as one of the spoils of the Fourth Crusade. Soprintendenza archeologica per il Veneto. Harrison, M., A Temple For Byzantium: The Discovery and Excavation of Anicia Juliana's Palace-Church in Istanbul, University of Texas Press, Austin, Harvey Miller LTD, London 1989, p. 103, ill. 123. © Ministero per i Beni e le Attivita Culturali |
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