Five marble architectural fragments ca. 90–92 Roman These highly elaborate fragments are believed to belong to the palace that the emperor Domitian had built on the Palatine hill between 81 and 92, in succession to the imperial residences that had been established there by Augustus, Tiberius, and Nero. The palace was designed by the architect Rabirius, who made much use of imported colored marble, pools, and fountains in the decoration of the vast complex. Another striking feature was the height of the various state rooms. The Aula Regia (the main audience chamber), for example, had
Five marble architectural fragments ca. 90–92 Roman These highly elaborate fragments are believed to belong to the palace that the emperor Domitian had built on the Palatine hill between 81 and 92, in succession to the imperial residences that had been established there by Augustus, Tiberius, and Nero. The palace was designed by the architect Rabirius, who made much use of imported colored marble, pools, and fountains in the decoration of the vast complex. Another striking feature was the height of the various state rooms. The Aula Regia (the main audience chamber), for example, had an interior façade of three stories and a ceiling some one hundred feet above the floor. The grand suite of halls was where the emperor greeted and sometimes entertained well-to-do members of Roman society, ambassadors from the provinces, and foreign princes. Little now survives of the grandeur of the imperial palace, although it remained in use well into later Roman times and underwent numerous alterations and additions during the intervening period. In the Middle Ages, it became a ready source for marble, and later, the site for several Italian villas and five pieces comprise different elements of the entablature, which decorated the upper part of the Cornice block with dentils and egg-and-dart Architrave lintel block from between two Fragment of a frieze depicting a Cornice block with Fragment of a frieze with a bucranium supporting swags Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #1206. Five Marble Architectural Fragments Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time. We are working to make it available as soon as Five marble architectural fragments. Roman. ca. 90–92. Marble. Early Imperial, Domitianic. Stone Sculpture
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