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Votive Palm Column Capital

30 BCE–395 CE

Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Roman empire (30 BCE–395 CE)

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Medium
pale turquoise faience
Measurements
Diameter: 9.1 cm (3 9/16 in.); Overall: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.617
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A sculpture glazed in pale turquoise faience depicts the upper portion of a column. The flaring body features vertical ridges that create wide ribs. Above, eight curved lobes project outward, supporting a cylindrical neck encircled by three horizontal rings. The weathered, pitted surface is marked by large chips along the edges and base that reveal a light-colored core beneath the muted blue-green glaze.

Votive Palm Column Capital

30 BCE–395 CE

Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Roman empire (30 BCE–395 CE)(?)

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