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Column capital fragment
Egyptian
Byzantine (Coptic) Period
A.D. 500
Findspot: Egypt, Ihnasya el-Medina, House L
Medium/Technique
Sandstone
Dimensions
Overall: 19 x 23.5 x 17.5 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/4 x 6 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number05.286
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ClassificationsArchitectural elements
DescriptionThis squarish block has decoration on 2 adjoining sides, executed in high relief and depicting vegetal motifs. It is perfectly flat on the top and the bottom. Similar capitals are found at late antique ecclesiastical sites in Egypt and Syria.
ProvenanceFrom Ihnasya el-Medina (Herakleoplis Magna), House L. 1903-1904: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; 1905, presented to the MFA by the EEF. (Accession date: January 1, 1905)