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Limestone hemisphere

Title Limestone hemisphere

Description This architectural element is carved as a hemisphere. Seven “ribs” are also carved in bas-relief on its circumference and four channellings on the flat bottom (these ones were probably used for mounting the artefact on a stand). This element was probably decorating the upper parts of the stone walls in Sarmizegetusa Regia. Find spot: Grădiștea de Munte – Sarmizegetusa Regia (Hunedoara county) Dimensions: length - 18,5 cm; width – 13,7 cm; height – 11 cm Material: limestone Technique: carving

Geographic coverage Latitude:45° 37' 23" N; Longitude: 23° 18' 43" E

Historical Date 1st century BC - 1st century AD

Time Period Late Iron Age (Dacian)

ID V 41041

Scan Type 3D

Scan Format 3DPDF

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Language Romanian

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