Fragment of an Entablature (KM2427)

inv. no. 2427
Purchased by F. W. Kelsey in October 1900, at the Baths of Diocletian
max. h. 0.18 m; w. 0.24 m; d. 0.12 m
Pentelic marble
Broken on all four sides and back. Surface encrustations (including traces of pozzolana?). Carved surface randomly chipped.

The fragment exhibits the same sequence of decorative elements as the previous piece except for the cyma recta of leaves pointed upward above the upper beaded astragal. Below this astragal are preserved only an ovolo with broad pendant leaves, a row of dentils with central indentations, another beaded astragal, and a smaller ovolo with pendant leaves.

See discussion of KM2424.

Bibliography

Koeppel (1980) 16-17; 20, cat. 2; 23, fig. 3.

Catalogue entry by Elaine Gazda

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