Greek / Ionic capital, torus, and parts of a fluted column shaft / 4th century B.C.Greek
Ionic capital, torus, and parts of a fluted column shaft
4th century B.C.

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Creator Nationality: European; Southern European; Greek
Creator Name-CRT: Greek
Title: Ionic capital, torus, and parts of a fluted column shaft
View: Principal view
Creation Start Date: -39
Creation End Date: -30
Creation Date: 4th century B.C.
Creation Place: From the temple of Artemis at Sardis
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Materials and Techniques: marble
Dimensions: H. 142 1/8 in. (361 cm)
Description:

Parts of this column were found during excavations conducted from 1911 through 1914 at Sardis, the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Lydia. It is modeled after the Greek Ionic style and was part of the temple dedicated to Artemis at Sardis. Sardis was one of the cities of western Asia Minor in which Greek influence was continually interwoven with local tradition. After the conquest by Alexander the Great, it became part of the Seleucid empire, which spanned Asia Minor, the Levant, Persia, and as far east as India.

Consistent with the predilection for enormous scale already manifest in Archaic temples, for instance, at Ephesus and Didyma, the one at Sardis ranks among the seven largest of all Greek temples. This column, with most of the shaft omitted, was reconstituted from one or more similar columns and would have stood over fifty-six feet high in its original location. Its shortened form makes it easier to appreciate the fine carving of the foliate ornaments on the Ionic capital, as well as the scale pattern on the torus at its base.


AMICA Contributor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location: New York, New York
ID Number: 26.59.1
Credit Line: Gift of The American Society for the Excavation of Sardis, 1926
Copyright: Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Rights: http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp
Style or Period: Classical
AMICA ID: MMA_.26.59.1
AMICA Library Year: 2002
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright (c) 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All Rights Reserved

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