Corinthian capital from the Titelberg
1th centuryLimestoneH x L x P: 77 x 88.4 x 78 cm
In 1995, at the start of the excavation of the oppidum sanctuary of the Titelberg, archaeologists were handed a carved stone found years previously by Roger Frising at the same spot. This corner volute was a perfect fit with the capital which had been exhibited for decades at the municipal park of Pétange, 3 km from the Titelberg oppidum.
This imposing capital must have crowned one of the columns of a monumental building erected in the late first century AD at the site of a porticoed courtyard destroyed early in the Tiberian period. The square, open building consisted of corner pillars with columns between them. It had a limestone roof, probably sloping on two sides. In front of this tremendous building was trapeze-shaped esplanade paved with stones.
The two objects are donations from Roger Frising and the municipality of Pétange respectively.
Text | CC BY-NC | Fabienne Pietruk
Object: Corinthian capital from the Titelberg
- Title:
- Corinthian capital from the Titelberg
- Date:
- 1th century
- Period | Style | Movement:
- Gallo-Roman
- Inventory Number:
- 2012-022/0001
- Collection:
- Gallo-Roman Period
- Domain:
- Sculpture
- Designation:
- Capital
- Material | Technique:
- Limestone
- Measurements:
- H x L x P: 77 x 88.4 x 78 cm
- Diameter (Ø): 58 cm
- Inscription(s):
- Labeling (2012-022/ 001a (petit fragment); 2012-022/001b (grand fragment) – N° INV. INRA)
- Geographical Reference:
- Find spot: Luxembourg | Pétange | Titelberg
- Credit:
- Respective donations by the municipality of Pétange and by Roger Frising
- Location:
- Nationalmusée | Main building | Étage -4 | P1
- Acquisition method:
- Donation
- Copyright:
-
Work: Public Domain
Image(s): CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) | © MNAHA / Photo: Tom Lucas
Metadata: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
- Photographer:
- Tom Lucas
In 1995, at the start of the excavation of the oppidum sanctuary of the Titelberg, archaeologists were handed a carved stone found years previously by Roger Frising at the same spot. This corner volute was a perfect fit with the capital which had been exhibited for decades at the municipal park of Pétange, 3 km from the Titelberg oppidum.
This imposing capital must have crowned one of the columns of a monumental building erected in the late first century AD at the site of a porticoed courtyard destroyed early in the Tiberian period. The square, open building consisted of corner pillars with columns between them. It had a limestone roof, probably sloping on two sides. In front of this tremendous building was trapeze-shaped esplanade paved with stones.
The two objects are donations from Roger Frising and the municipality of Pétange respectively.
Text | CC BY-NC | Fabienne Pietruk
Object: Corinthian capital from the Titelberg
- Title:
- Corinthian capital from the Titelberg
- Date:
- 1th century
- Period | Style | Movement:
- Gallo-Roman
- Inventory Number:
- 2012-022/0001
- Collection:
- Gallo-Roman Period
- Domain:
- Sculpture
- Designation:
- Capital
- Material | Technique:
- Limestone
- Measurements:
- H x L x P: 77 x 88.4 x 78 cm
- Diameter (Ø): 58 cm
- Inscription(s):
- Labeling (2012-022/ 001a (petit fragment); 2012-022/001b (grand fragment) – N° INV. INRA)
- Geographical Reference:
- Find spot: Luxembourg | Pétange | Titelberg
- Credit:
- Respective donations by the municipality of Pétange and by Roger Frising
- Location:
- Nationalmusée | Main building | Étage -4 | P1
- Acquisition method:
- Donation
- Copyright:
-
Work: Public Domain
Image(s): CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) | © MNAHA / Photo: Tom Lucas
Metadata: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
- Photographer:
- Tom Lucas
