Gable

• mid-9th c.
• A stone-mason's workshop from Split
• Rizinice near Solin
• Limestone
• Dimensions of the preserved gable: 54 x 37 x 15 cm

This gable bearing the name of Prince Trpimir, one of the first independent Croatian rulers (around A.D. 845-864), belongs to church stone furnishings of the first Benedictine monastery in this region. The ornaments made up of stylised leaves and arches are arranged in four sections. Part of a peacock's tail and the dedication inscription PRO DUCE TREPIME(ro) in the semicircular part of the gable are preserved.

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