maradop

Updated: January 28, 2026

The impression is that of the right foot, and is covered with a maradop, a pyramidal canopy supported by gilded pilasters. The hollow of the footstep is generally filled with water, which the devotee sprinkles over his body to wash away the stain of his sin.

Hugh Macmillan - Roman Mosaics: Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood