Decorated composite column base
Type:
Sculpture
Year:
From the Augustan Era 2 BC
Material and technique:
Plaster cast with moulds of original pieces (1988)
Inventory:
FA 2516
From the first order of the decoration inside the cella in the Temple of Mars Ultor in the Forum of Augustus
Masterpieces of the hall
The hall
As one moves away from the white marble of the outside of the temple and beyond the pronaos (the space in front of the inner sanctuary), one is greeted by the colours of the strips of polychrome marble paving. Continuing on into the cella, which is accessed by a large doorway, the magnificence of the various coloured marbles and the detail of the decorative elements is immediately apparent.
