Marble fragment of an anta (pilaster) capital from the Temple of Artemis at Sardis

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early 3rd century BCE · Marble · Greek and Roman Art

The molding is decorated with a vegetal motif known as lesbian leaf, after the island of Lesbos. This fragment is from the same anta capital as the piece (26.59.12a,b) displayed nearby and was located just beneath it.

Artist

Unknown

Date

early 3rd century BCE

Medium

Marble

Culture

Greek

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of The American Society for the Excavation of Sardis, 1926