Revetment for a Column Base: Hadrian's Villa
A marble collar, a kind of revetment, carved to sheath a drum of another (presumably cheaper) material. The two pieces were fitted to represent a Corinthian base. This example is from the so-called Imperial Triclinium at Hadrian's Villa (begun by Hadrian, r. 117-138 CE). The base fragments are not in situ here, and could represent construction from a period other than that of Hadrian. Similar bases can be seen in the sunken hippodrome at the Domus Flavia (Domitian's imperial palace) in Rome.
Revetment for a Column Base: Hadrian's Villa
A marble collar, a kind of revetment, carved to sheath a drum of another (presumably cheaper) material. The two pieces were fitted to represent a Corinthian base. This example is from the so-called Imperial Triclinium at Hadrian's Villa (begun by Hadrian, r. 117-138 CE). The base fragments are not in situ here, and could represent construction from a period other than that of Hadrian. Similar bases can be seen in the sunken hippodrome at the Domus Flavia (Domitian's imperial palace) in Rome.