Marble fragment of a pilaster, 1st half of 1st century

---

Marble fragment of a pilaster, Augustan or Julio-Claudian, 1st half of 1st century , Roman, Marble, H.: 9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. ( x cm), Stone Sculpture, This pilaster is decorated on three sides with a low relief that represents burning incense pans balanced on slender supports flanked by birds. On the front side, one pair of birds stretch down to eat from sheaves of wheat; on the left, roosters nibble branches; on the right, small birds pick at berries

---

Size: 3937px × 4800px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., , 1st, , 3/4, 7, 9, augustan, balanced, berries, birds, branches, burning, century, cm, decorated, eat, flanked, fragment, front, incense, julio-claudian, left, marble, nibble, pair, pans, pick, pilaster, relief, represents, roman, roosters, sculpture, sheaves, side, sides, slender, small, stone, stretch, supports, wheat