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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
Overall: 38 x 81cm (14 15/16 x 31 7/8in.)
Case (Rolling steel pedestal ( two tier-A- top base ): 45.7 x 63.5 cm (18 x 25 in.)
Case (Rolling steel base ( B-lower pedestal): 61.9 x 95.6 x 96.2 cm (24 3/8 x 37 5/8 x 37 7/8 in.)
Case (Rolling steel pedestal ( two tier-A- top base ): 45.7 x 63.5 cm (18 x 25 in.)
Case (Rolling steel base ( B-lower pedestal): 61.9 x 95.6 x 96.2 cm (24 3/8 x 37 5/8 x 37 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of heirs of Francis Cabot Lowell
Accession Number75.15
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Columns and capitals
DescriptionLower part of a two-story, quatrefoil papyrus-palmette composite column capital (joins 75.14).
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)