Fragment of balcony ceiling with emperor's profile and cornucopias

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Titolo dell'opera:

Fragment of balcony ceiling with emperor's profile and cornucopias

Ambito culturale:

ambito genovese

Object Type:

slab

Epoca:

Inventario:

MSA 250

Misure:

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 68; Larghezza: 138

Tecnica:

pietra nera di Promontorio

Descrizione:

From the collection of Santo Varni. Fragment of a bas-relief worked cielino with double moulded frame. In the centre, enclosed within a crown of leaves, a male head crowned with laurel, turned to the right. The subject is identifiable as Nero. On the sides are plant motifs, cornucopias with flower buds and ribbons.