Forum, Ostia, Cast of area of cornice with egg-and-dart, bead-and-reel, and dentils, ?late 18th century.
Plaster cast. 405 mm x 466 mm, Diameter: 412 mm, Weight: 20 kg. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London. Photographer: Francis Ware.
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From: Forum, Ostia
RA Collection: Art
405 mm x 466 mm, Diameter: 412 mm, Weight: 20 kg
Cast of modillion from cornice, late 18th century/early 19th century
Plaster cast
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