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Description

DefinitionBase of a colonnette
MaterialWhite marble
Amount1
Length (cm)17.0
Height (cm)
Width (cm)7.0
Depth (cm)3.5
Thickness (cm)
Diameter (cm)
State of ConservationThe base was broken in half and is chipped on its outer perimeter.
DescriptionThe profile of AE 1041 once comprised a torus sloping into a shallow cyma curve terminating in a narrow, projecting rim. Carved surfaces were finished to a high polish; the area on which the colonnette would have rested was only roughly finished, with chisel marks apparent.
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Area
- Area B/C (Monastery)

Context VM_4136
- DefinitionDeposit of light brown soil with rubble covering Room III of Building I

Similar Catalogue Entries
- VM_AE1042

Author of Record
- Megan McNamee

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Fentress, E., Goodson, C., Maiuro, M., Andrews, M., Dufton, J.A. (eds.) 2016. Villa Magna: an Imperial Estate and its Legacies. Excavations 2006–2010. British School at Rome, Rome.

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