Labrum (architecture)

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

Examples

Labrum in Milan
Labrum in Mausoleum of Theodoric in Ravenna
Lateran Baptistery Rome
Pio-Clementino Museum Vatican
Labrum from Baths of Caracalla Vatican museum

See also

Roman technology

References

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