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title: Byzantine Capital with Palmettes from Saraçhane
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8806/byzantine-capital-with-palmettes-from-sarachane/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Byzantine Capital with Palmettes from Saraçhane

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Byzantine Capital with Palmettes from Saraçhane](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8806.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8806.jpg)

## Image Caption

This basket-shaped marble capital is decorated with a distinctive split-palmette. It dates to 524-527 CE and came from the Saraçhane excavations, Fatih, Istanbul, in modern-day [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/). (Museum of [Archaeology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Archaeology/), Istanbul, Turley).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, May 25). Byzantine Capital with Palmettes from Saraçhane. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8806/byzantine-capital-with-palmettes-from-sarachane/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Byzantine Capital with Palmettes from Saraçhane." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 25, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8806/byzantine-capital-with-palmettes-from-sarachane/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Byzantine Capital with Palmettes from Saraçhane." *World History Encyclopedia*, 25 May 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8806/byzantine-capital-with-palmettes-from-sarachane/>.

## License & Copyright

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