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
D. Bonanome, Frammento di candelabro in Patrimonium Appiae: depositi emersi, exhibition catalogue curated by di F.R. Paolillo, M. Pontisso, S. Roascio, Mantova 2022, pp. 343-344.
