Labrum (architecture)

For other uses, see Labrum (disambiguation).

The labrum in architecture was a large water-filled vessel or basin with an overhanging lip. Marble or granite labrums were a common feature of Roman thermae.^[1]

Examples

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  Labrum in Milan
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  Labrum in Mausoleum of Theodoric in Ravenna
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  Lateran Baptistery Rome
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  San Bartolomeo all'Isola, Rome
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  Pio-Clementino Museum Vatican
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  Labrum from Baths of Caracalla Vatican museum

See also

• Roman technology

References

1. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Labrum" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 30.