Marble column with base and capital

ca. 117–138 CE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 162

The capital belongs to the Roman composite order, in which the volutes of the Ionic order are at the top and the rows of acanthus fronds of the Corinthian order are below. This combination gave the capital greater height and, together with the narrow vertical fluting of the column, lent the architecture a graceful and delicate appearance.

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Title: Marble column with base and capital
Period: Hadrianic
Date: ca. 117–138 CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Marble
Dimensions: H. with capital 165 in. (419.1 cm)
H. of column 144 in. (365.8 cm)
H. of capital 21 in. (53.3 cm)
Classification: Stone Sculpture
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1917
Object Number: 17.230.119
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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