Column Capital
A weathered sandstone column capital carved with broad, upturned leaves that flare toward the top edge. A central palmette with fine incised ribs rises between the volutes, and a row of stylized leaves runs along the lower band above the pedestal. Surface erosion and a rough, broken top edge suggest long exposure.
Look closer: Fine incised ribs on the central palmette and the small leaf row along the base.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 41–68 CE
- Medium
- Sandstone
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 2488 × 1944 px
Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 68).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1911