Fragment of a Tympanum

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This fragmentary relief, masterfully carved with vivid figurative depictions, would have originally served as a prominent tympanum. In architecture, a tympanum is the distinctive semi-circular or triangular decorative wall surface over an entrance, door, or window, expertly bounded by a lintel and arch. It often showcases intricate sculpture or other breathtaking imagery and ornaments. Archaeologists believe it once proudly adorned the town hall of Padova.