Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
September 12, 1806
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 18
Additional Source Text:
"Fragments of" in Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia), 28 Nov 1806
Notes:
Pompey's Pillar was a Roman triumphal column in Alexandria, Egypt. Set up in honor of the Roman emperor Diocletian between 298-302 CE, the giant Corinthian column originally supported a colossal porphyry statue of the emperor in armour.
