Roman floral architectural element, c.1st century AD
Marble
Diameter: 24.5cm, height: 8.8cm
11569 TA
Charles Ede, London
Carved in high relief, the fragment is composed of four incurving leaves or petals, encircling a small hole, set within six open and downward curling acanthus leaves. A chip to...
Carved in high relief, the fragment is composed of four incurving leaves or petals, encircling a small hole, set within six open and downward curling acanthus leaves.
A chip to one of the outer leaves restored.
This acanthus rosette is most likely an architectural element, which interspersed the modillions (corbels) beneath the cornice of a temple or building. The central hole would have taken a bronze fitting that may have been gilded, and would have held the element in place.
A chip to one of the outer leaves restored.
This acanthus rosette is most likely an architectural element, which interspersed the modillions (corbels) beneath the cornice of a temple or building. The central hole would have taken a bronze fitting that may have been gilded, and would have held the element in place.
Provenance
Private collection, Senlis, France; acquired in the late 19th-early 20th century
Olivier Couteau-Bégarie, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, France, 27th May 2016, no.171
Private collection, Paris, France; acquired at the above sale