Column

MS4037

From: Italy | Latium | Lake Nemi

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number MS4037
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Roman
Provenience Italy | Latium | Lake Nemi
Period Roman Period
Section Mediterranean
Materials Marble (Stone)
Technique Carved
Description

White marble. Broken both above and below. Around what seems to be the lower part are two moldings, widely spaced. Above them the trunk is nearly cylindrical, with the stumps (or knot holes) of 5 branches.

Height 16 cm
Credit Line Museum Purchase; subscription of Mrs. Lucy Wharton (Joseph) Drexel, 1897

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