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Fragment of a composite column capital
Egyptian
Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic Dynasty)
305–30 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Karnak
Medium/Technique
Sandstone
Dimensions
Height x width: 50 x 78 cm (19 11/16 x 30 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of heirs of Francis Cabot Lowell
Accession Number75.14
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Columns and capitals
DescriptionUpper part of a two-story, quatrefoil papyrus-palmette composite column capital (joins 75.15).
ProvenanceFrom Karnak. 1835: collected in Egypt by John Lowell, Jr.; 1875: given to the MFA by John A. Lowell and Miss Lowell.
(Accession Date: March 18, 1875)
(Accession Date: March 18, 1875)