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 450 B.C.
about 450 B.C.
about 450 B.C.
about 450 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.