Fragments of a Palm Column
Two fragments from a column with a palm-leaf capital. The upper fragment includes much of the capital, with ribbed palm leaves supporting a square abacus. The lower section preserves a portion of the shaft, on which is carved a loop representing part of a rope that lay beneath a series of rope rings. These rings were not preserved, but have been reconstructed based on other examples.
Artwork Details
- Title: Fragments of a Palm Column
- Period: Old Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 5
- Date: ca. 2353–2323 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt; Possibly from Memphite Region, Saqqara
- Medium: Granite
- Dimensions: Diameter beneath the ropes of the neck 80.85 cm (31 13/16 in.); width of the abacus 84 cm (33 1/16 in.). The total height of the modern reconstruction (2.12 m (83 7/16 in.)) seems to be much too high.
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1907
- Object Number: 07.229.2a, b
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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ca. 2458–2446 B.C.
ca. 2880 BCE
ca. 2575–2450 B.C.
ca. 2420–2389 B.C. or later
ca. 2520–2472 B.C.
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