Architectural Elements
Object Type
Church Objects, Sculpture and Figurines
Material
Stone
Country of Origin
Greece
Credit
The Government of the Hellenic Republic
Caption
Import Restricted since 2011.
Section II.A.1 of Designated List in force since 2011.
The ecclesiastical ethnological materials represent the Early Christian and Byzantine periods and include objects made from 324 A.D. through the 15th century A.D.
In marble and other stone, including upright "closure" slabs, circular marking slabs "omphalion," which may be decorated with crosses, humans, or animal figures.
Example shown:
Part of the Pseudo-Sarcophagus slab of Kantakouzenos-Palaiologos
Material: Grey Marble; Period: Last quarter of the 14th century A.D.; Provenance: Archaeological Site of Mystras, Laconia; Place of Production: Mystras, Laconia; Dimensions: 1.33 m. x 0.50 m. x 0.10 m.
Byzantine Museum of Mystras