Column
Artist
Unknown
CultureCoptic
Date5th century AD
MediumStone | Limestone
DimensionsOverall: 28 1/4 in. (71.8 cm)
Overall, Rim: 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
Base: 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)
Overall, Rim: 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
Base: 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)
Credit LineArthur Morris Sculpture Purchase by Virginia Morris Pollak
Object number53.57.1
Not on view
DescriptionCoptic stone column with vertical bands of acanthus leaves.Published ReferencesIMPORTANT DOCUMENTS OF COPTIC ART, ill. pg. 11, from the Dikran G. Kekekian, Inc. Collection. VIRGINIA PILOT/LEDGER STAR, 3/28/54, pub.
Unknown
Late Dynasty 5-early Dynasty 6, reigns of Unas or Pepy I, 2375-2287 B.C.E.