MID-19TH CENTURY, AFTER THE ANTIQUE

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AN ITALIAN IVORY MODEL OF THE COLUMN OF PHOCAS
MID-19TH CENTURY, AFTER THE ANTIQUE
With Corinthian capital above a fluted shaft on a stepped plinth, mounted on a later mahogany base with weighted underside and gilt-bronze paw feet, lacking figure
15¾ in. (40 cm.) high

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The column of Phocas, at 56 feet in height, was the last monument to be erected in the Roman Forum. It was constructed from ancient fragments and was dedicated in 608 A.D. to the Byzantine emperor whose gilded statue was mounted at its summit.