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Composite Papyrus Capital

Composite Papyrus Capital. Dimensions: h. 126 cm (49 5/8 in). Dynasty: Dynasty 30. Reign: reign of Nectanebo I and II. Date: 380-343 B.C.. This capital was set atop one of the ten columns of a kiosk built in front of the temple of Amun at Hibis in Kharga Oasis. It is an early example of a composite capital, which included several kinds of plants combined into a design that, with time, became increasingly more elaborate and fanciful. Here, the composition is still rather simple, consisting of two cyperus species: eight plants of the common papyrus (Cyperus papyrus, above) alternating with eight foxtail flatsedge plants (Cyperus alopecuroides, below). The capital still shows remnants of its original paint.
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Title:
Composite Papyrus Capital
Caption:
Composite Papyrus Capital. Dimensions: h. 126 cm (49 5/8 in). Dynasty: Dynasty 30. Reign: reign of Nectanebo I and II. Date: 380-343 B.C.. This capital was set atop one of the ten columns of a kiosk built in front of the temple of Amun at Hibis in Kharga Oasis. It is an early example of a composite capital, which included several kinds of plants combined into a design that, with time, became increasingly more elaborate and fanciful. Here, the composition is still rather simple, consisting of two cyperus species: eight plants of the common papyrus (Cyperus papyrus, above) alternating with eight foxtail flatsedge plants (Cyperus alopecuroides, below). The capital still shows remnants of its original paint.
Technique/material:
Sandstone, paint
Period:
LATE PERIOD
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
4200 x 3281 px | 39.4 MB
Print size:
35.6 x 27.8 cm | 14.0 x 10.9 in (300 dpi)
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