Subject
Fragment of candelabrum decorated with naturalistic motifs and a little bird.
Accession number 22.M322-2.226
White marble, sculpture.
Side cm 20 x 21.50; depth cm 11.
Fragmentary, it preserves two contiguous sides whereas it is broken on the other two.
Severan period (3rd cent. A.D.)
Provenance
Mausoleo di Cecilia Metella, 3rd mile of the Via Appia Antica.
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. 343-344.
