The Lapidary Collection of the Taman Ancient Settlement: Identification Options of the Byzantine Reliefs
Journal: Vestnik Volgogradskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta Serija 4 Istorija Regionovedenie Mezhdunarodnye otnoshenija
Year: 2016

The paper presents heterogeneous carved stone blocks of the Middle Ages, originating from different parts of the Taman settlement. Some of them are preserved only in photos, the rest are kept in the collection of the Taman archaeological Museum, as well as in Krasnodar. The considered artifacts are divided into three groups: 1) columns' capitals and their fragments; 2) fragment of the plate depicting an angel holding the scarf; 3) blocks decorated with "twist"-type ornaments. Byzantine reliefs b