Arch of Septimius Severus, Rome, Cast of coffer from central passageway.
Plaster cast, late 18th or early 19th century. 750 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London. Photographer: Francis Ware.
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Cast of coffer from central passageway
From: Arch of Septimius Severus, Rome
RA Collection: Art
The cast reproduces a coffer in the ceiling of the central passageway of the Arch of Septimius Severus (AD 203) in the Roman Forum. A large central flower is framed by acanthus leaf and then bead-and-reel mouldings.
This cast was acquired by the Royal Academy from Thomas Lawrence whose collection was sold on 10 May 1830.
Object details
750 mm
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