Capital, late 8th century, Made in Syria, probably Raqqa, Alabaster, gypsum; carved, H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm), Sculpture, This capital, carved of soft alabaster, demonstrates the emergence of the distinctive Beveled style from an earlier vegetal style in the early Abbasid period. Classical curled leaf forms on more traditionally decorated capitals gave way to the typical slant-cut and more abstract Beveled style carvings
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Capital, late 8th century, Syria, Raqqa, Alabaster, gypsum, carved, H, 14 1/2, 36.8 cm, Sculpture, capital, soft alabaster, demonstrates, emergence, distinctive Beveled, style, earlier vegetal, early Abbasid, period, Classical curled, leaf, forms, traditionally decorated, capitals, gave, way, typical slant-cut, abstract, carvings
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