Column Capital with Acanthus leaves
6th century A.D.
Place of ManufactureNorthern Syria
Medium/TechniqueLimestone
DimensionsOverall: 47cm (18 1/2in.)
Diameter and weight: 419 lb. (190.1 kg)
Framed (Square steel plate / wooden palette): 10.6 x 68.6 x 67.3 cm (4 3/16 x 27 x 26 1/2 in.)
Diameter and weight: 419 lb. (190.1 kg)
Framed (Square steel plate / wooden palette): 10.6 x 68.6 x 67.3 cm (4 3/16 x 27 x 26 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Herrmann, Jr.
Accession number1980.469
On View
On viewClassificationsArchitectural elements
Collections
ProvenanceSaid to have been bought in Beirut [see note 1]. 1972, sold by Michele Zoppo (dealer), Rome, to John Hermann and Ariel Hermann, Dedham, MA [see note 2]; 1980, gift of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Herrmann to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 10, 1980)
NOTES:
[1] According to information from the donors when the capital was first lent to the MFA in 1976. [2] According to the donors.
NOTES:
[1] According to information from the donors when the capital was first lent to the MFA in 1976. [2] According to the donors.
4th century B.C.
about 300–250 B.C.
about 540 B.C.
about 480–450 B.C.
about 450 B.C.
about A.D. 130–140
mid 5th century A.D. – mid 6th century A.D.
4th century B.C.?
about 450 B.C.
about 450 B.C.