Fragment of column shaft

Created: Roman

Material, technology: marble

Size: h: 57,5 cm, diam.: 15,5 cm

Description: This is a fragment (approximately half of the entire column) of the upper part of a shaft together with the neck of the column. From the lower third upwards the diameter of the shaft gradually decreases, slimming in a gently arc (entasis). The neck at the upper end of the shaft is composed of a fillet and torus. The upper layer lacks a mortise. It likewise may have belonged to an aedicula.