Fragment of a palmette in relief
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Fragment of a pomegranate

Fragment of a pilaster capital

Classification
pilaster capital
Culture
Roman
Dimensions
35.4 x 21 x 6 cm
Period
Early Imperial Period (1st century)
Material
marble; marble analysis
Iconography
acanthus; volute; plant
Findspot
Rome (city)
Present location
Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities
Provenance
Bükkfalvy, Beatrix (1945–2016)
Inventory
86.1.A
ID
Hyp-6977
References
Csornay 1987, fig. 35

Marble analyses conducted by Danielle Decrouez (Geneva, Museum of Natural History) and Karl Ramseyer (University of Bern, Institute of Geological Sciences) have shown that the pilaster capital was made of Luna (Carrara) or Göktepe marble. Click here for the detailed results.

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