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|image=[[File:FrammentoMap.jpg|200px]]
|totalnumber=272
|totalnumbermissing=6
|purpose=Decorative
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Fragments (''frammenti''), like their name suggests, are small broken  pieces of other [[:Category:Public Art|artwork]], and are a sub-set of [[Material Culture|material culture]].  When larger carvings were destroyed, the  remains were often discarded.  However, on occasion, remaining fragments  were spared and often set into a wall.  The fragment is not an  intentional piece of artwork; no one makes fragments. Instead, they are  the leftovers from grander objects that no longer exist. While they may  have once been part of an important artistic [[Sculptures|sculpture]], they are no  longer of much significance. 
[[Image:figure6_fragment.jpg |right|thumb|An architectural fragment, most likely left over from a decorated window arch]]

==Statistics==
*The [[Fragment: Castello 5653-1|oldest fragment]] is located in [[Castello]] and dates from 450 AD.
*The [[Fragment: Castello 4163|most recent fragment]] is located in [[Castello]] and dates from 1700 AD.
*The [[Fragment: San Polo 2996|fragment in the most need of  restoration]] is located in [[San Polo]].
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==Damage and Preservation==
For general information pertaining to the sources of damage to Venetian public art, please see the [[Damage to public art]] page.

For general information pertaining to the restoration and preservation of Venetian public art, please see the [[Public art preservation|Restoration and preservation of public art]] page.

Specific information regarding the damage and restoration needs of each fragment can be found on the pages dedicated to each individual fragment, as listed in the map below and in the navigation box under the "See Also" section of this page.

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==See Also==
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==References==
*Rizzi, Alberto. "Scultura Esterna a Venezia." Stamperia di Venezia Editrice, 1987.
*[[Venice Project Center]]

==Bibliography==
*[http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/E-project/Available/E-project-122610-103308/ 2010 WPI PreserVenice Project Team]
*[http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/E-project/Available/E-project-122207-150125/ 2008 WPI PreserVenice Project Team]
*[http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/E-project/Available/E-project-122207-150125/ 2007 WPI PreserVenice Project Team]
*[http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/E-project/Scanned/00E050I 2000 WPI PreserVenice Project Team] 

==External Links==
*[http://www.preservenice.org www.preservenice.org]
*[http://www.venice2point0.org www.venice2point0.org]

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