Column drum
30 B.C. to A.D. 14
FindspotKoptos (Qift), Egypt
Medium/TechniqueSandstone with paint and traces of gold leaf
DimensionsOverall: 55 x 54 cm, 294.8 kg (21 5/8 x 21 1/4 in., 649.9 lb.)
Case (Painte wooden pedestal ): 91.8 x 82.9 x 82.9 cm (36 1/8 x 32 5/8 x 32 5/8 in.)
Case (Plex-glass): 100 x 78.7 x 78.7 cm (39 3/8 x 31 x 31 in.)
Case (Painte wooden pedestal ): 91.8 x 82.9 x 82.9 cm (36 1/8 x 32 5/8 x 32 5/8 in.)
Case (Plex-glass): 100 x 78.7 x 78.7 cm (39 3/8 x 31 x 31 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.1808
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Not on viewClassificationsArchitectural elements
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ProvenanceFrom Koptos. May-June 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1924: divsion of finds with Egyptian government.
(Accession Date: May 24, 1995)
(Accession Date: May 24, 1995)
3rd to early 4th century A.D.
2350–2170 B.C.
A.D. 20–50
about mid-5th century A.D.
1390–1352 B.C.
1349–1336 B.C.
1349–1336 B.C.
1352–1336 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
1349–1336 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.