Live Auction 5347Christie's Interiors- Style & Spirit
AN ITALIAN SIENA MARBLE MODEL OF THE COLUMN OF PHOCAS
Lot 157

AN ITALIAN SIENA MARBLE MODEL OF THE COLUMN OF PHOCAS

MID 19TH CENTURY

Closed26 February 2008

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AN ITALIAN SIENA MARBLE MODEL OF THE COLUMN OF PHOCAS
MID 19TH CENTURY
After the Antique, surmounted by a bronze figure of the emperor, inscribed 'COLONNA/FOCA'
21in. (53.3cm.) high overall

Specialist note

The column of Phocas, at 56 feet in height, was the last monument to be erected in the Roman Forum. It was constructed of ancient fragments and was dedicated in 608 A.D. to the Byzantine emperor Phocas (d.610 AD) whose gilded statue stood on top.