Igel Column
The Igel Column is a multi-storeyed Roman sandstone column in the municipality of Igel, Trier, Germany, dated to c. 250 AD. The column is the burial monument of the Secundinii cloth merchant family.[1] Measuring 30 m in height, it is crowned by the sculptural group of Jupiter and Ganymede.[2]
The column includes a four-stepped base, a relatively low podium, topped by a projecting cornice, a storey, its flat Corinthian pilasters with decorated shafts, supporting an architrave, a sculptured frieze and a heavy cornice. The bas-reliefs feature a procession of six coloni, bringing various donations to the house of their master.[3] The coloni are received before the entrance to the atrium.[3] The donations consist of a hare, two fish, a kid, an eel, a rooster and a basket of fruit.[3] It is designated as part of the Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St. Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier UNESCO World Heritage Site.
References
- ^ "Igel Column". Trier-info.de. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ Wightman, Edith (1985). Gallia Belgica. University of California Press. p. 175. ISBN 0520052978.
- ^ a b c Rostovtzeff, M. (1927). A History of the Ancient World: Rome. Biblo & Tannen Publishers. p. 330. ISBN 0819621633.
