Description : PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 304-30 B.C.
In the form of an ornate composite column capital, composed of a papyrus umbel overlaid by lotus buds, their tips turned out forming volutes, with drop-shaped elements below, a tiered calyx frieze at the base, the upper end of the column shaft with horizontal bands, the capital surmounted by a square block preserving incised guidelines on its upper surface
5 1/2 in. (14 cm.) high
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À propos du lot
n° 36 Titre : An Egyptian Limestone Sculptor'S Model Dimensions : 5 1/2 in. (14 cm.) high Provenance : Kelekian Collection, 1979. Literature : G.D. Scott, III, Exhibition catalogue, Temple, Tomb and Dwelling: Egyptian Antiquities from the Harer Family Trust Collection, San Bernardino, 1992, no. 10, pp. 26-27.