Fragment of an Ionic capital
about 480–450 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueLimestone, Italian
DimensionsHeight x width: 16 x 14 cm (6 5/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of George Allen
Accession number61.152
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Not on viewClassificationsArchitectural elements
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ProvenanceBy 1960: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Place, Philadelphia, Pa. (said to come from Selinunte in Sicily); gift of George Allen to MFA, February 8, 1961
probably 2nd century A.D.
2nd half of the 1st century or early 2nd century AD
Early 1st century A.D.
4th century B.C.
about 300–250 B.C.
about 540 B.C.
about 450 B.C.
about A.D. 130–140
mid 5th century A.D. – mid 6th century A.D.