Élément architectural en réemploi

Marseille (13) - Musée d'Histoire de Marseille

© Denis Glicksman, Inrap

Throughout history, the reuse of architectural elements is common in construction. It allows for the construction and decoration of architectural structures at a lower cost, by replacing elements from buildings that have lost their meaning and therefore their usefulness. This architectural element from a wall on the Roman quay in Marseille was thus originally a relief decorating an early Roman mausoleum, located near a city gate.

Where to find it

Marseille (13) - Musée d'Histoire de Marseille
Square Belsunce

13001 Marseille

Commune of discovery

Marseille

Locality

Jardin du port Antique

Type of intervention

Excavation

Scope

Architecture ➔ Building material

Materials

Mineral ➔ lapidary

Chronological period

Gallo-Roman [- 50 / 476] ➔ Early Imperial [27 / 235]

Dimensions

H. 56 cm, L. 1.65 m,