Composite Column Capital

Title	Composite Column Capital
Publication Date:	late 4th - early 5th century / Late 4th - early 5th century
Type	Book
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Yükseklik / Height: 55 cm; Abaküs / Abacus: 84 x 85 cm
Library:	Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum
Library Asset ID	400-0189
Record ID	400-0189
Date	late 4th - early 5th century / Late 4th - early 5th century
Notes	The Kalathos marble column capital, whose surface is decorated with two rows of acanthus motifs, dates back to the end of the 4th century - the beginning of the 5th century. The longest-tipped leaves with five lobes and three needles are located in the middle section. These leaves touch the leaves on the sides with their outwardly bent ends. The leaves in the upper row support symmetrical volutes and have a gap between them and the echinus part of the cap. Again, there is an astragalos at the bottom of the echinus section, and an ion kyma sequence with egg and arrow motifs at the top. Half palmettes emerging from the volutes lie on the ion kyma. The surface of the abacus section is decorated with laurel leaf motifs. --- The column capital, decorated on the surface of the kalathos with two rows of acanthus motifs, is dated to the late 4th - early 5th centuries. The longest of the leaves with five sections and three points are in the middle section. The curved tips of these leaves touch the ones on the sides of the capital. The leaves on the top row support the symmetrical volutes and there is a space between them, and the echinus section of the capital. The echinus section bears an astragal on the bottom, and an ion kyma sequence on the top. Half palmettes emerging from the volutes extend over the ion-kyma. The surface of the abacus section is decorated with laurel leaf motifs.
Teknik	Mermer / Marble
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Composite Column Capital

Publication Date late 4th - early 5th century / Late 4th - early 5th century

Type Book

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Yükseklik / Height: 55 cm; Abaküs / Abacus: 84 x 85 cm

Library Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum

Library Asset ID 400-0189

Record ID 400-0189

Date late 4th - early 5th century / Late 4th - early 5th century

Notes The Kalathos marble column capital, whose surface is decorated with two rows of acanthus motifs, dates back to the end of the 4th century - the beginning of the 5th century. The longest-tipped leaves with five lobes and three needles are located in the middle section. These leaves touch the leaves on the sides with their outwardly bent ends. The leaves in the upper row support symmetrical volutes and have a gap between them and the echinus part of the cap. Again, there is an astragalos at the bottom of the echinus section, and an ion kyma sequence with egg and arrow motifs at the top. Half palmettes emerging from the volutes lie on the ion kyma. The surface of the abacus section is decorated with laurel leaf motifs. --- The column capital, decorated on the surface of the kalathos with two rows of acanthus motifs, is dated to the late 4th - early 5th centuries. The longest of the leaves with five sections and three points are in the middle section. The curved tips of these leaves touch the ones on the sides of the capital. The leaves on the top row support the symmetrical volutes and there is a space between them, and the echinus section of the capital. The echinus section bears an astragal on the bottom, and an ion kyma sequence on the top. Half palmettes emerging from the volutes extend over the ion-kyma. The surface of the abacus section is decorated with laurel leaf motifs.

Teknik Mermer / Marble