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DefinitionRichly decorated fragment of white marble
MaterialWhite marble
Amount1
Length (cm)12.5
Height (cm)
Width (cm)6.0
Depth (cm)6.0
Thickness (cm)
Diameter (cm)
State of ConservationThe piece is in good condition, its surface lightly pitted with one major break at the base of the fleur de lyse.
DescriptionA fragment of richly decorated white marble finely carved on three sides. The piece, which is vertically oriented and symmetrical across its vertical axis, is comprised of a fleur de lyse bound at its base by three narrow bands with rounded profiles. Below these bands the fleur de lyse forks into two spirals that curl in opposite directions and is capped by a narrow lip. The reverse is roughly worked.
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Area
- Area B/C (Monastery)

Context VM_4145
- DefinitionDeposit of black-brown soil very rich in materials covering the E and center of Room 3, building I (Mr. Chips)

Similar Catalogue Entries
- VM_AE1261

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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