Caption

Ionic capital, Roman architecture, capitals architect, volutes, ovoid ornament, cymatium ornament, Ionic capital with ovoid between volutes, 2nd–3rd century AD formerly 1st half of 2nd – 1st half of 3rd century AD, Novae, Roman Empire 27 BC–476, architectural element / element of architectural decoration / capital / architectural detail; height 18.5 cm, width 47.5 cm, depth 39 cm, weight 44 kg, A weathered stone fragment shaped like a broken architectural element with a flat top surface and carved scroll-like volutes at each end rests against a neutral background; the stone shows rough, pitted texture and carved fluting along its front face, with visible chisel marks and irregular edges. The visible colors are shades of gray, off-white, beige, and subtle brownish tones, with slightly darker gray shadows around recessed areas. The background is a smooth gradient of gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_488

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52.7Mb (3.3Mb) / 20.0in x 10.2in / 6000 x 3068 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ionic capital Roman architecture capitals architect volutes ovoid ornament cymatium ornament ovoid 2nd–3rd century AD formerly 1st half 2nd – 1st half 3rd century AD Novae Roman Empire 27 BC–476 architectural element element architectural decoration capital architectural detail height 18.5 cm width 47.5 cm depth 39 cm weight 44 kg weathered stone fragment shaped broken architectural element flat top surface carved scroll- rests neutral background stone rough pitted texture carved fluting front face visible chisel marks irregular edges visible colors shades gray off-white beige subtle brownish tones slightly darker gray shadows recessed areas background smooth gradient gray.