Room 6
VI/1 capital
limestone, VIII century
cm 20 x 46 x 26
Spoleto, monastic complex of S. Agata
Bell-shaped capital decorated with bas-relief on the four sides: on the main ones, symmetric grape prunings with bunches and leaves come out from a vase, in the middle an ear of wheat; on one minor side concentric circles with central button, on the other circle divided on sectors decorated with curve lines, central button. The Paleochristian figurative motif appears once more with a simplified relief that recalls the taste of the geometrical decorations of the slab made by the master Ursus a Ferentillo.
VI/2 capital
limestone, VIII century
cm 18 x 36 x 27
Spoleto, monastic complex of S. Agata
Bell-shaped capital with bas-relief decorations on the four sides, on the main ones rosette with rounded petals, two upper leaves and side leaf prunings; on minor sides rosette with coil-shaped petals, two leaves on upper angles and on the top leaf frame. Stylistically similar to the previous one.
VI/3 slab
limestone, VIII century
cm 56 x 69 x 9,5
Spoleto, church of S. Pietro
Fragmentary fencing pluteo; a decoration of overlapped arches with spaces occupied by lilies and rosettes is found within a simple frame. The decoration can be compared to the similar design found on the tiles of the antique church of San Giuliano (reused in the Romanic construction), influenced by the oriental figurative culture.
VI/4 capital
marble, VIII – IX century, end - start
cm 10,5 x 39,5 x 17
VI/5 capital
marble, VIII – IX century, end - start
cm 16 x 39 x 28,5
VI/6 capital
limestone, VIII – IX century, end - start
cm 20 x 37,5 x 22
All the capitals show a design of lobed leaves, symmetrically arranged to the sides of a thin central stem, that in one model finishes with a lily; the four sides are divided by a relief nervation.
One of the capitals shows it has been reused (as stoup?).
VI/7 small pilaster (fragment)
marble, VIII century
cm 10 x 8
The fragment, found on the bed of the river Tessino, shows triangular segments juxtaposed alternately above and below each other, a geometric design frequent in tombstones produced in workshops at the time, other examples of this include the stone slabs made by Maestro Ursus for the Abbey of Ferentillo.