SKU: 3090
Antique fireback with ancient Roman symbol of the Jurisdiction of Civil Servants
Description
Antique fireback with ancient Roman symbol of the Jurisdiction of Civil Servants.
The symbol consists, among other things, of two Fasces (wooden bundles with leather belts containing an ax), which were worn by Lictors (Roman officials).
“The Power to Punish”
height ± 65 x width ± 65 cm
This fireback is depicted in: Henri Carpentier, Plaques de Cheminées, F. de Nobele Paris, 1967, p.457