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Tipologia

Architettura

Materiale

Marmo

Dimensioni

Height: 22 cm; width: 21 cm; thickness: 3.5 / 2.8 cm

Epoca

Età imperiale

Cronologia

Claudian-Neronian period

Provenienza

Theatre

Sede espositiva

Museo

Inventario

RCGE 55435

Corinthianizing pilaster capital

The vegetal ornamentation features, at the center of the first crown, a nine-lobed palmette. On either side, arranged in two tiers, are acanthus-like leaves shown in profile.
From each side of the palmette extend vegetal stems, wrapped in bracts and tied at the center with a double ribbon. The ends of the stems form volutes, each enclosing a four-petaled flower with a central button, creating the so-called lyre motif.
A well-developed rim of the kalathos marks the transition to the abacus tablet, which is composed of a rounded molding (torus) and a deep concave molding (cavetto).
Traces of red pigment are visible on the surface.

Scopri la storia della città di Luna


The Roman colony of Luna thrived for over a thousand years. The Romans began occupying the territory on which the city stands in the early 2nd century BC, establishing a foothold in preparation for the conquest of Spain. In 177 BC, two thousand Roman citizens took part in the founding of the colony of Luna, sponsored by the triumvirs M. Aemilius Lepidus, P. Aelius Tubero, and Gnaeus Sicinius. Each settler was allocated 13 hectares in an area roughly between the Magra River and the present-day municipality of Pietrasanta.