Subject
Composite capital with smooth leaves probably produced for the basilica of Santo Stefano on the Via Latina.
Accession number 22.M322-5.2.
Veined and carved marble.
Height cm 43; width cm 60; depth cm 56. Base diameter cm 38. Height acanthus leaf of the first band cm 13.5; height acanthus leaf of the second band cm 22.5.
Intact. The capital is incomplete nearby the leaves’ endings; this part shows a degradation due to pulverization.
Half of 5th cent. A.D.
Provenance
East wall of the basilica of Santo Stefano’s narthex on the Via Latina.
Placement
Appia Antica Archaeological Park (storage).
Credits
Archive of the Appia Antica Archaeological Park (pictures of Giulio Archinà).
References
Patrimonium Appiae: depositi emersi, catalogo della mostra curated by di F.R. Paolillo, M. Pontisso, S. Roascio, Quingentole 2022, pp. 501-502.
