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Column from a shrine
Egyptian
Late Period
600–550 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Tell Defenneh
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height x width: 14.5 x 4.2 cm (5 11/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number87.525
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
DescriptionSlender, cylindrical, with nine leaf capital. Hollow filled with composition and much incrusted. Separate piece is stored with larger portion.
ProvenanceFrom the camp of Carian mercenaries, Tell Dafana (Daphnae). 1886: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; presented to the MFA at EEF fifth annual general meeting; sent over June 1, 1887.