Section of Pilaster
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| Artist | |
| Name | Unknown |
| Basic Info | |
| Period | Roman Imperial period, Middle |
| Century | 2nd century CE |
| Culture | Roman |
| Dimensions | actual: 24.8 x 14 x 3.5 cm (9 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 1 3/8 in.) |
| Harvard Museum | |
| Department | Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics |
| Division | Asian and Mediterranean Art |
| Contact | am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu |
Context
109 Section of a Pilaster The top molding is preserved, and the other three sides are broken irregularly. The back is smoothed with a slight forward angle at the top. The marble is from Proconnesus (Marmara) in the Propontis (Sea of Marmara). Below two parallel fillet moldings at the top, a large acanthus leaf is shown flattened at the left. A plant curling upward into a rosette and a leafy tendril are at the right. Beyond at the lower right is the start of another plant. Cornelius Vermeule and Amy Brauer
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Gift of Pfeiffer-Hartwell Collection