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Palm-capital column
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, reused in Dynasty 19
2649–2139 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Herakleopolis Magna
Medium/Technique
Granite
Dimensions
Height: 494 cm (194 1/2 in.)
Height of shaft: 361 cm (142 1/8 in.)
Height of binding: 27 cm (10 5/8 in.)
Height of capital: 106 cm (41 3/4 in.)
Diameter of shaft at base: 73.9 cm (29 1/16 in.)
Diameter of shaft at binding: 63.4 cm (24 15/16 in.)
Diameter of capital: 119.8 cm (47 1/8 in.)
Height of base 12 cm (4 3/4 in.)
Height of shaft: 361 cm (142 1/8 in.)
Height of binding: 27 cm (10 5/8 in.)
Height of capital: 106 cm (41 3/4 in.)
Diameter of shaft at base: 73.9 cm (29 1/16 in.)
Diameter of shaft at binding: 63.4 cm (24 15/16 in.)
Diameter of capital: 119.8 cm (47 1/8 in.)
Height of base 12 cm (4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number91.259
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Columns and capitals
DescriptionRed granite; cylindrical shaft, broken in two places. Three horizontal bands of incised figures and hieroglyphics. Nine leaves in the capital, the tips of several restored.
ProvenanceFrom Ihnasya el-Medina (Herakleopolis Magna), temple of Harsaphes, portico. 1890-1891: excavated by Edouard Naville for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 1891, presented to the MFA by the EEF. (Accession date: December 8, 1891)