Caption

Pine cone-shaped cippus, classified Gallo-Classical scenography, architectural element of sepulchral funerary architecture, acanthus ornament, Etruria Italy origin, cippus with echinus-shaped base from which a double acanthus wreath topped with an egg-shaped element grows. 4th–3rd century BC, Praeneste and Etruria Italy provenance, height 32.3 cm, width 15.2 cm, weight 6.9 kg., A sculpted object resembling a pointed, egg-shaped top mounted on a decorative base is centered against a plain background, with visible surface texture that appears rough and pitted; the object shows shades of white, off-white, gray, and subtle beige in its weathered material, and the background is a uniform medium gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_193

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68.7Mb (1.8Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Pine cone-shaped cippus classified Gallo-Classical scenography architectural element sepulchral funerary architecture acanthus ornament Etruria Italy origin cippus echinus-shaped base double acanthus wreath topped egg-shaped element grows 4th–3rd century BC Praeneste Etruria Italy provenance height 32.3 cm width 15.2 cm weight 6.9 kg sculpted object resembling pointed egg-shaped top mounted decorative base centered plain background visible surface texture rough pitted object shades white off-white gray subtle beige weathered material background uniform medium gray.