Moon Plate. 4th century AD. Marble plaque (60 x 50 cm) that depicts an aediculae, partly engraved and partly in bas-relief, framing the figure of a crescent moon that has been sunk (in the fourth quarter), and the corresponding title in a moon. The aediculae is raised on a low pedestal edged by a cable at the top. At both ends of the cable are columns with an attic base, with a plinth, a smooth shaft and a composite capital. The temple is crowned by a high triangular pediment, bordered on three sides by a cable. Two small rosettes with sunken four petals are placed in the spandrels. From Merida (Spain). National Museum of Roman Art. Merida, Badajoz province, Extremadura, Spain.
Moon Plate. 4th century AD. Marble plaque (60 x 50 cm) that depicts an aediculae, partly engraved and partly in bas-relief, framing the figure of a crescent moon that has been sunk (in the fourth quarter), and the corresponding title in a moon. The aediculae is raised on a low pedestal edged by a cable at the top. At both ends of the cable are columns with an attic base, with a plinth, a smooth shaft and a composite capital. The temple is crowned by a high triangular pediment, bordered on three sides by a cable. Two small rosettes with sunken four petals are placed in the spandrels. From Merida (Spain). National Museum of Roman Art. Merida, Badajoz province, Extremadura, Spain.