Western Europe, Italy, Medieval Period, ca. 12th to 13th century CE. A rare fragment of a marble Corinthian capital boasting scrolling and phytomorphic motifs, as well as a pair of green glass inlays - remnants from an elaborate form of glass and stone inlay decoration typical of Medieval Italy known as Cosmati or Cosmatesque. The style is named after the Cosmati; a Roman family of skillful architects, sculptors, and mosaic workers who developed a technique of opus sectile formed of small triangle and rectangles of colored stones and glass mosaics set into stone matrices or encrusted upon stone surfaces. Size: 6" L x 6.9" W x 5.4" H (15.2 cm x 17.5 cm x 13.7 cm)

Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010

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#174716

Fragment of a larger piece. Surface wear as shown with nicks, chips, abrasions, and softening of detail. Some small losses to inlays. Nice earthen deposits in areas.