Orator, 134 (39)

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Location of Display
Reference
Orator, 134 (39)
Quotation
Sunt enim similia illis quae in amplo ornatu scaenae aut fori appellantur insignia, non quia sola ornent sed quod excellant.
Type of Thing Ornamented
Architecture: Architectural Element
Architecture: Building: Civic Building: Theatre
Architecture: Public Space: Forum
Object/ Person Ornamented
Scaenae frons of a theatre
Fora in general, Roman Forum specifically
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Architecture: Architectural Element
Visual Work: Statue
Visual Work: Textile
Visual Work: Painting: Panel Paintings
Medium/a Ornamenting
Unspecified; context suggests: architectural elements such as columns, relief, molding, pedimental sculptures, etc
Sculptures
Tapestries
Panel Paintings
Notes
From the wider usage. NB: certain ornaments earn the appellation by standing out from what is around them
Item Identifier
A00155
Determination
Interpreted from context