Skip to main content
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Column Capital
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Column Capital

Possible OriginSudan, Africa
Possible OriginEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodNew Kingdom, Dynasty 19, Reign of Ramesses II
Date1279-1213 BCE
MediumLimestone, pigment
Credit LineGift of Katie and Ian Walker
Dimensions22 1/2 x 8 x 8 in. (57.2 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm)
Object number2005.005.002
Exhibition HistoryFrom Pharaohs to Emperors: New Egyptian and Classical Antiquities at Emory, Michael C. Carlos Museum, January 14 - April 2, 2006
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, 2006 - March 23, 2016
Published ReferencesSotheby's New York, The Charles Pankow Collection of Egyptian Art (December 8, 2004), 88, lot 80.
Peter Lacovara and Jasper Gaunt, "From Pharaohs to Emperors: Egyptian, Near Eastern & Classical Antiquities at Emory," Minerva (January/February 2006): 9-16.
MCCM Newsletter, March - May 2005.
ProvenanceWith Roger Khawam (1922-2016) [Khepri Gallery], Paris, France. With Marianne Maspero [Galerie G. Maspero], Paris, France, 1983. Ex coll. Charles Pankow (1923-2004), San Francisco, California. Purchased by MCCM from Sotheby's New York, December 8, 2004, lot 80.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art