U članku se, temeljem detaljne analize i izravnog uvida u sačuvane
ulomke koji su joj izvorno pripadali, iznose nove spoznaje o trabeaciji
predromaničke oltarne ograde čiji su sastavni dijelovi pronađeni na
lokalitetu Crkvina u Šopotu kod Benkovca ili nedaleko od njega. Djelomično
se ispravljaju dosadašnji prijedlozi izgleda same trabeacije i pojedinih
njezinih dijelova, a nude se i nove mogućnosti čitanja, tj. restitucije
njezina čuvenog i vrlo značajnog posvetnog natpisa u kome se spominje
Branimir kao knez Hrvata. Imajući sve navedeno na umu, autor drži da je
od izvornoga posvetnog natpisa s oltarne ograde iz Šopota zasad otkrivena
otprilike samo jedna četvrtina te se priklanja već iznesenom mišljenju
da je ona sasvim sigurno bila velikih dimenzija, kao i zaključku da tako
velika oltarna ograda nije mogla stajati u nevelikoj crkvi čiji su temelji
otkriveni na lokalitetu Crkvina podno Grubića glavice. Zbog toga pretpostavlja da su raspravljani dijelovi šopotske trabeacije na taj položaj
preneseni naknadno u kasnome srednjem vijeku, i to s nekoga nedalekog
i još neotkrivenog šopotskog lokaliteta na kome je raspravljana ograda
svetišta najvjerojatnije ukrašavala unutrašnjost neke veće predromaničke
ili pak u vrijeme kneza Branimira obnovljene ranokršćanske crkve.Based on a detailed analysis and direct insight into the preserved fragments which originally belonged to it, the article relates new insights about the entablature of the Pre-Romanesque altar screen whose pieces
were found on or near the site Crkvina in Šopot near Benkovac. It partially corrects previous suggestions of the appearance of the entablature itself, as well as some of its parts, and gives new possibilities for its reading or restitution of its wondrous and very meaningful dedication which mentions Branimir as the Duke of the Croats.
Having all of this in mind, the author believes that only about a quarter of the original dedication from the altar screen from Šopot has been discovered and concedes with the familiar belief that it certainly
had large dimensions, as well as the conclusion that an altar screen of that size could not have fit in the small church whose foundation was discovered at site Crkvina below Grubića glavica. Because of this it
is assumed that the discussed fragments of the Šopot entablature were transported to that location later on during the Late Middle Ages from a close, yet unidentified location in Šopot. The entablature most likely
adorned the interior of a larger Pre-Romanesque church or an early Christian church that was renovated during the rule of Duke Branimir
