Harvard Art Museums > 1977.216.196: Section of Pilaster Architectural Elements Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Section of Pilaster , 1977.216.196,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 14, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/286783. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1977.216.196 Title Section of Pilaster Classification Architectural Elements Work Type architectural element Date c. 120 CE Period Roman Imperial period, Middle Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/286783 Physical Descriptions Medium Grayish marble with crystals Dimensions actual: 24.8 x 14 x 3.5 cm (9 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 1 3/8 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Gift of Pfeiffer-Hartwell Collection Accession Year 1977 Object Number 1977.216.196 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Published Catalogue Text: Stone Sculptures: The Greek, Roman and Etruscan Collections of the Harvard University Art Museums , written 1990109 Section of a Pilaster The top molding is preserved, and the other three sides are broken irregularly. The back is smoothed with a slight forward angle at the top. The marble is from Proconnesus (Marmara) in the Propontis (Sea of Marmara). Below two parallel fillet moldings at the top, a large acanthus leaf is shown flattened at the left. A plant curling upward into a rosette and a leafy tendril are at the right. Beyond at the lower right is the start of another plant. Cornelius Vermeule and Amy Brauer Publication History Cornelius C. Vermeule III and Amy Brauer, Stone Sculptures: The Greek, Roman and Etruscan Collections of the Harvard University Art Museums, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 1990), p. 120, no. 109 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
