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Column

1350–1400
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 456
One of six in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum, these columns originally belonged to the Alhambra (literally, "the red one", in reference to the color of the clay used in the construction) in Granada, Spain. The Alhambra was a royal palace-city comprised of many palaces and buildings, which were continually enlarged and embellished over the centuries. Slim columns such as these are characteristic of the Nasrid Dynasty (1232–1492) architectural style, and would have ornamented a multitude of outdoor courtyards, transitional spaces between palaces.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Column
  • Date: 1350–1400
  • Geography: Made in Spain, Granada
  • Medium: Marble; carved
  • Dimensions: Base: H. 9 in. (22.9 cm)
    W. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
    D. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
    Wt. 95 lbs. (43.1 kg)
    Column: H. 59 1/2 in. (151.1 cm)
    Diam. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
    Wt. 196 lbs. (88.9 kg)
    Capital: H. 13 in. (33 cm)
    W. 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm)
    D. 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm)
    Wt. 111 lbs. (50.3 kg)
    Abacus: H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
    W. 15 in. (38.1 cm)
    D. 15 in. (38.1 cm)
    Wt. 80 lbs. (36.3 kg)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Gift of The Hearst Foundation, 1956
  • Object Number: 56.234.18a–d
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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