Capital, late 8th century, Made in Syria, probably Raqqa, Alabaster, gypsum; carved, H. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm), Sculpture, This capital, carved of soft alabaster, demonstrates a vegetal style of the early Abbasid period. The classical curled leaf forms are representative of a traditionally decorated capital which later gave way to the emergence of the distinctive Beveled style form
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Capital, late 8th century, Syria, Raqqa, Alabaster, gypsum, carved, H, 11 1/4, 28.6 cm, Sculpture, capital, soft alabaster, demonstrates, vegetal style, early Abbasid, period, classical curled, leaf, forms, representative, traditionally decorated, later gave, way, emergence, distinctive Beveled, style, form
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