Marble cavetto capital

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mid-6th century BCE · Marble, Hymettian · Greek and Roman Art

This capital was part of a funerary or votive stele; it surmounted a tall shaft and supported a separately carved finial—presumably a sphinx. The cavetto capital has a more elongated shape than the earlier example exhibited nearby.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-6th century BCE

Medium

Marble, Hymettian

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1917