ECL-Bn.15:2-2013
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bn.15:2-2013
Object type
Identification
Title
Column capital and base
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Content (description)
Capital: from the acanthus leaves around the bottom of the capital spring winged horses at the corners to support the abacus. In the centre sits a draped Victory holding two trumpets, beneath the echinus which is in the form of a leafy wreath.
Base: of Ephesian type, it is decorated with a variety of mouldings and stands on a square plinth, which is decorated with palmettes and rosettes.
Inscribed lower right Ant.Sal. exc
Inscribed, between the two parts: Nerva Traiana in Sa. Basilio in Roma.
Base: of Ephesian type, it is decorated with a variety of mouldings and stands on a square plinth, which is decorated with palmettes and rosettes.
Inscribed lower right Ant.Sal. exc
Inscribed, between the two parts: Nerva Traiana in Sa. Basilio in Roma.
Content (object)
column
plinth
plinth
Dimensions
height (actual size): 397mm
width (actual size): 297mm
width (actual size): 297mm
Inscription
See Description:
Inscribed lower right Ant.Sal. exc
Inscribed, between the two parts: Nerva Traiana in Sa. Basilio in Roma.
Inscribed lower right Ant.Sal. exc
Inscribed, between the two parts: Nerva Traiana in Sa. Basilio in Roma.
Materials & techniques note
copper engraving on paper
Production
Person
Salamanca, Antonio, 1478 - 1562 (Engraver)
Date
c.1536