Stèle funéraire

Marseille (13) - Musée d'Histoire de Marseille

© Denis Glicksman, Inrap

As early as the 4th century, Marseille attracted an important Christian community. Around 400, the city built the largest baptistery in France. The construction of places of worship, and particularly funerary basilicas outside the city, exploded in the 5th century.

Where to find it

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

13001 Marseille

Commune of discovery

Marseille

Locality

Rue Maleval

Type of intervention

Excavation

Year of excavation

2003

Chief Scientist

MOLINER, Manuel

Inventory number

MHM D2013.9.7.3

Scope

Funeral ➔ Funerary decoration

Materials

Mineral ➔ lapidary ➔ Marble

Chronological period

Middle Ages [476 / 1492] ➔ Early Middle Ages [476 / 1000]

Dimensions

H. 41 cm, L. 26 cm, P. 3.7 cm,