Pillar with Capital

Unknown

9th century · Marble (Carrara marble) · Medieval Art

Each of the four faces of this pillar shows a different scrolled vine-and-leaf pattern. The exact use of the pillar is unclear. Along with an identical one now in Berlin, it may have been part of a pulpit or a canopy over an altar or a choir screen.

Artist

Unknown

Date

9th century

Medium

Marble (Carrara marble)

Culture

South Italian

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1918