Detail

Component type

Column shaft

Order

II.Aph.2.SE15 (Ionic Order)

Date

late 5th/early 6th century AD

Materials

Aphrodisian blue (Marble)

Current location

Re-erected in the Place of Palms, South Stoa

Dimensions

Drum 1 (unfluted; Aphrodisian blue marble): H: 1.22 m | Lower Diam: 0.57 m | Upper Diam: 0.53 m | Apophyge: 0.08 m 

Drum 2 (partially fluted; Aphrodisian blue marble): H: 1.28 m (half fluted for a length of 0.67 m) | Lower Diam: 0.55 m | Fillet W: 0.025 m | Flute W: 0.05-0.055 m | # of fillets: 20 

Drum 3 (fluted; Aphrodisian blue marble):  too high to measure 

 

 

Description

Partially fluted; composed of three drums carved from Aphrodisian blue marble. The second drum is partially fluted, with fillets that end in a pi-shaped moulding. 0.64 m up the third drum are small cuttings, probably for hanging garland or other fittings.

The column is reconstructed in the South Stoa, although the reliability of reconstruction is not confirmed.