Spiral column
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Spiral column
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Published 2017-04-27T18:10:36+00:00
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The spiral column is shaped as a vine-trunk, with ivy-shoots and vine - leaves with tendrisl twisted around. The little head of a silenus is visible in the upper part of the trunk.
The Dionysiac typology of the work suggests that it originally belonged to a sculptural group with Dionysus or had a decorative function, perhaps as a support for a little sculpture or a candelabra.
The column may be dated to the Flavian age.
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| Date published | 27/04/2017 |
| Complexity | Medium |
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| Title | Spiral column |
| Date | circa 69 AD |
| Accession | Inv. 8595 |
| Period | Flavian |
| Medium | Marble |
| Credit | Boncompagni Ludovisi Collection |
| Place | Palazzo Altemps |
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