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Igel
Lkr. Trier-Saarburg
Rheinland-Pfalz

Trierer straße

Igeler Säule

Igel Column

(Wikipedia)

Antique sculptor/artist
3rd century

Description

Burial monument of the Secundii family who had made their fortune as cloth merchants. Today the richly decorated Column is the tallest still existing Roman burial column north of the Alps. The column is 23 m (75 ft) high.

South side, central relief

South side, top relief

West side, lower relief

Sculptor

Anonymous Roman or Greek sculptor or artist from Antiquity

Locatie (N 49°42'33" - E 6°32'58") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: derp026; Photograph: 17 June 2011
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