Marble Fluted Column

Culture: Roman

Period: 2nd-3rd century A.D.

Material: Marble

Dimensions: 34.5 cm high

Price: Sold

Ref: 3682

Provenance: Private collection of the Austrian politician Bundesrat Gregor Hammerl (1942-2023), acquired in the 1960s.

Condition: Unrestored

Description: Impressive fragment of a Roman marble column with fluted decoration. The marble with red grain. Fluting has served as a decorative motif for columns since Greek times. It had no structural function, but was intended to emphasize the rise of the column and make it appear monolithic - even if it consisted of column drums. According to reports this exceedingly diligently worked out column fragment originates from Flavia Solva in the Roman province Noricum.