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Pillar with Capital

9th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304
Each of the four faces of this pillar shows a different scrolled vine-and-leaf pattern. The exact use of the pillar is unclear. Along with an identical one now in Berlin, it may have been part of a pulpit or a canopy over an altar or a choir screen.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Pillar with Capital
  • Date: 9th century
  • Geography: Made in southern Italy
  • Culture: South Italian
  • Medium: Marble (Carrara marble)
  • Dimensions: Overall: 47 1/2 x 9 1/4 x 8 7/8 in. (120.7 x 23.5 x 22.5 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture-Stone
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1918
  • Object Number: 18.70.21
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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