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The article deals with a number of pre-Romanesque fragments from Bay of Kotor which were assigned to the production of quality stonecarvers' workshop centered in Kotor. Based on the name of Bishop John, who participated in the Second Council of Nicaea in 787, fragments are dated to the last quarter of the 8th and early 9th century. In addition, this sculpture is compared with a similar from the other eastern Adriatic cathedrals, showing common stylistic features and high quality carving in marble. These analogies point to the same artistic language used by Dalmatian carvers at the turn of 8th in 9th century on the wide area from Istria to the Bay of Kotor. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]