Marble architectural fragment

Unknown

ca. 350 BCE · Marble · Greek and Roman Art

The fragment shows a palmette and, to the left, part of an akanthos leaf. The piece comes from the tholos at Epidauros, a circular building in the sanctuary of Asklepios, the god of healing and medicine.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 350 BCE

Medium

Marble

Culture

Greek

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Philip M. Lydig, 1911