Detail

Component type

Impost Capital

Order

II.Ist.6.1 (Corinthian Order)

Date

AD 450-452

Materials

White marble (Marble)

Current location

Istanbul, on the modern Kıztaşı Caddesi, south of Fatih Camii

State of preservation

There is significant damage to all sides of the block, with several of the eagles' heads now missing. Modern clamps are now fitted over much of the surface of the block to ensure its stability.

Dimensions

H: c. 1.6 m | LowW: 1.52 m 

Description

This impost, carved in white marble, crowns the monument. The block is square and features a broad neck at its base, a tall register decorated with eagles at each corner, and a broad, simple abacus above. Each eagle stands the entire height of the register and is sculpted in a slightly different manner than the other, a characteristic particularly noticeable in the wingspan and depiction of feathers.

Bibliography

Jordan-Ruwe, M. 1995. Das Säulenmonument. Zur Geschichte der erhöhten Aufstellung antiker Porträtstatuen. Asia Minor Studien, Band 19. Bonn: Habelt.

See Schazmann in Kollwitz, J. 1941. Oströmische Plastik der theodosianischen Zeit. Berlin: de Gruyter, 69-75 pl. 12-14.

http://laststatues.classics.ox.ac.uk, LSA-2461 (U. Gehn)