Merovingian red marble tessel
Fragment of red marble veneer with white sponge fossils from the martyrial basilica of Seclin (7th century)
Fragment of red marble veneer with white sponge fossils from the martyrial basilica of Seclin (7th century)
General characteristics
Title:
Merovingian red marble tessel
Identification:
Fragment of red marble veneer with white sponge fossils, of indeterminate provenance
Dimensions:
L. 55 × W. 36 × Th. 22 mm
Date:
Early Middle Ages, mid-7th century (martyrial basilica); reused in a 10th-11th century burial
Place and year of discovery:
Rue de l'abbé-Bonpain, Seclin, 2011
Inventory no.:
155611_122_2388_1
Collection:
Archaeological collection of the city of Seclin
Description
This fragment of red marble veneer with white sponge fossils was found in the fill of a burial dated to the 10th-11th centuries. It originally adorned one of the walls of the martyrial basilica of Seclin, built in the mid-7th century over the tomb of Saint Piat.
Of indeterminate provenance, the marble was reused several centuries after it was first set in place, making it a witness to the successive phases of construction and rebuilding of the sanctuary.
© Ville de Seclin