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Corinthian capital from a funerary monument
Corinthian capital from a funerary monument

Corinthian capital from a funerary monument

about 300–250 B.C.
Place of ManufactureProbably from Tarentum, South Italy
Medium/TechniqueLimestone
DimensionsHeight x width: 6 x 16.8 cm (2 3/8 x 6 5/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III in the name of Cornelius Adrian Comstock Vermeule
Accession number1986.1020
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
ProvenanceSaid to be from a private collection in Lugano. 1970: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, and André Emmerich Gallery, 41 East 57th Street, New York (Art of Ancient Italy, April 4 to 29, 1970, André Emmerich Gallery, New York, no. 88); April 22, 1970, sold by André Emmerich Gallery to Emily (Mrs. Cornelius C.) Vermeule III, Cambridge, MA (loaned to MFA by Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III, May 8, 1970); December 1986: gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA.