Pillar inset with stone plaque for bust of the Emperor Vitellius (AD 12-69)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Grinshill sandstone
Measurements
1330 x 410 x 330 mm
Order this imageCollection
Powis Castle and Garden, Powys
NT 1181078.8
Summary
Sculpture, stone, Pillar inset with stone plaque for bust of the Emperor Vitellius (AD 12-69). One of Twelve stone pillars supporting the 'Caesars' (T.POW.SC.21.1-12) inset with marble plaques bearing the name of the caesar the plinth supports. Marble plaque indicates this plinth was made to support Vitellus.
Provenance
Accepted by HM Treasury on 21st March, 1963 in lieu of tax, placed on long term loan to the National Trust, then gifted to National Trust on 26th March 1991.