Detail

Component type

Column shaft

Order

II.Aph.2.SE7 (Ionic Order)

Date

late 5th/early 6th century AD

Materials

Aphrodisian blue (Marble)

Current location

Re-erected in the Place of Palms, South Stoa

State of preservation

A significant fissure appears across the upper quadrant of Drum 3; this portion was likely restored as the column was re-erected in the South Stoa.

Dimensions

Drum 1 (unfluted; Aphrodisian blue marble): H: 1.54 m | Lower Diam: 0.59 m | Upper Diam: 0.56 m | Apophyge: 0.10 m 

Drum 2 (partially fluted; Aphrodisian blue marble): H: 1.26 m (half fluted for a length of 0.23 m) | Fillet W: 0.025-0.029 m | Flute W: 0.06 m | # of fillets: 20 

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

 

 

Description

Partially fluted; composed of three drums in Aphrodisian blue marble. The second drum is partially fluted, with fillets that end in a pi-shaped moulding.

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