Publication Date
Both the cob and the basin bear an inscription showing that they are dedicated to the shrine of Bertonial, the Queen Mother, and are dated 1286/1870.
Publication Place
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M'Sila Museum (National Antiquities Agency)
Subject
Carved gray marble.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع: 69،3 سم؛ الطول: 27 سم؛ العرض: 11 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
211
Record ID
object;ISL;dz;Mus01;23;ar
Library Location
M'Sila Museum (National Antiquities Agency)
Date
Both the cob and the basin bear an inscription showing that they are dedicated to the shrine of Bertonial, the Queen Mother, and are dated 1286/1870.
Notes
A simple, one-piece column carved from a block of gray marble. The unadorned shaft of the column rises above a square base, surmounted by a capital decorated with three rows of acanthus leaves. This element plays a functional and decorative role at the same time. It is possible that it was used to support and carry the building and to decorate the two side sides of the openings (windows) at the same time. The National Museum of Antiquities and Islamic Arts in Algeria maintains another column similar to it.
Sample Text
Ali Benbella “One-Piece Column” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;dz;Mus01;23;ar
