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Grand Tour Bronze, Ruined Temple, Late 19th Century
Small Grand Tour bronze depicting the ruins of the Temple of Castor and Pollux in Rome, known as the Temple of the Dioscuri.
The object faithfully reproducing the three fluted columns surmounted by a portion of the original architrave and frieze. The
stepped pedestal (stylobate).
Late 19th-century Italian cast for wealthy Grand Tour travelers.
Height: 11.4 cm.
Length: 6 cm.
Depth: 2.4 cm.
The so-called Temple of the Dioscuri was built in the 5th century BC to celebrate victory at the Battle of Lake Regillus, where the divine twins Castor and Pollux are said to have appeared to help the Romans. Today, all that remains are these three isolated columns, which have become one of the most emblematic monuments in the ruins of Rome, even in the 19th century, when reductions of the temple were produced for travellers on the Grand Tour.
The object faithfully reproducing the three fluted columns surmounted by a portion of the original architrave and frieze. The
stepped pedestal (stylobate).
Late 19th-century Italian cast for wealthy Grand Tour travelers.
Height: 11.4 cm.
Length: 6 cm.
Depth: 2.4 cm.
The so-called Temple of the Dioscuri was built in the 5th century BC to celebrate victory at the Battle of Lake Regillus, where the divine twins Castor and Pollux are said to have appeared to help the Romans. Today, all that remains are these three isolated columns, which have become one of the most emblematic monuments in the ruins of Rome, even in the 19th century, when reductions of the temple were produced for travellers on the Grand Tour.
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