| 39 elaborately decorated with silver inlays in the band between: tendrils interwoven with leaves and flowers. A central peg to mount the column a recent addition. The column has a hole at the bottom for attaching it to the base. The column tapers conically towards the top and is decorated with pronounced fluting. Diameter at the bottom 6 cm (including the leaves of the cymation at the lower edge), at the top 2.2 cm. The lower edge is decorated with a fully sculpted cymation, a complex composition with three overlapping rows of leaves. Weight of the column 6.20 kg. Length 112 cm. A chalice-shaped attachment is placed on top of the column, covered with a turned disc with a central hole and concentric grooves. The solder joint on the upper edge of the “chalice” and the lower edge of the disc is preserved, but the two parts are now loose (as is usually the case with ancient solder joints). Height of the cup with the disc placed on top 9.5 cm. Weight of the cup without the disc 0.93 kg, weight of the disc 0.28 kg. The cup is contoured at the bottom and top, with a silver-inlaid wave tendril in between, the motif of which is identical to that of the disc on the base. Dark green patina with minimal knocks. The silver inlays are excellently preserved and clearly visible. Height of the assembled candelabra 134.3 cm. The modern attachment peg apart, this is an unmodified and completely preserved candelabrum of high quality and without deformations. An exceptionally impressive and decorative masterpiece of Roman bronze craftsmanship. Provenance: South German private collection, acquired from the collection of the consignor‘s grandfather, art collector J. P., who died 30 years ago. 341864 I - II € 15.000 26
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