ARHITECTURAL DECORATIVE ELEMENT

Architectural decorative element

Inventory number

VD 6604

Location

National History Museum of Transylvania from Cluj-Napoca

Description

The piece made of limestone has hemispherical shape and presents a small crack in the upper part. Some of its decorative elements can still be distinguished: the median ribs on the upper part and the stylized water on the lateral sides. Such pieces were discovered in the sacred area and in the emplecton of the fortification from Grădiștea de Munte – Sarmizegetusa Regia. It is believed that such pieces had a decorative role, most probably, within some constructions from the sacred area of the settlement.