Subject
Fragment of funerary torch; only the terminal part is preserved.
Accession number 277545
White Carrara marble.
Height cm 40; max. diameter cm 14.5.
Without the support body. Surface washed away and worn. Chipping along the margins.
Imperial age.
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
D. Bonanome, Frammento di fiaccola funeraria in Patrimonium Appiae: depositi emersi, exhibition catalogue curated by di F.R. Paolillo, M. Pontisso, S. Roascio, Mantova 2022, pp. 336-337.
