Architectural fragments of coloured marbles
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The Santarelli Foundation has devoted special care to the collection of coloured marbles imported to Rome in the Republican and Imperial periods. Rome was originally built on tuff, travertine and peperino. Coloured marbles were imported by the Romans from the entire Mediterranean basin, forming an artificial geology. These architectural fragments represent not only a geological but also a geopolitical, architectural and artistic archive. Today, Santarelli's collection of polychrome fragments is probably the largest private collection of coloured marbles in the world. Below is a selection of fragments from the collection.
Fragment of a strigilated column
Pilaster capital with horse relief
Fragment of architectural decoration
Slab
Frame fragment
Frame fragment
Column slice
Pilaster fragment
Frame fragment
Column slice
Column fragment
Serrated colum slice
Fragmented slab
Fragmented engraved slab
Column fragment
Fragmented slab
Fragment from a block
Slab
Fluted column fragment
Column fragment
Fragmented slab
Slab
Column fragment
Fragment from a block
Slab
Fragment of a fountain base
Column fragment
Fragmanted slab
Tile
Fragment from a block
Fragmented slab
Column fragment
Fluted column fragment
Slab
Tile
Fragmented slab
Tile
Column slice
Pilaster capital
Fragment from a block
Tile
Fragmented slab
Slab
Fragmented slab
Fragmented slab
Tile
Fragment of strigilated column
Fragmented slab
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September 22, 2023 8:17 AM