Tools Services Portfolio About Contact

Tools Services Portfolio About Contact

Made with by Lê Trực 0983470827 © 2025 KenAI.vn

Pilaster Capital | Harvard Art Museums | KenAI

Harvard Art Museums
Artworks
Pilaster Capital

Pilaster Capital

Architectural ElementsCoptic6th-7th century

Pilaster Capital

late 6th century to early 7th century

Description

Engaged pilaster capital decorated in blocky relief. Central stylized chalice with monogram ΑΝΘΕΜΟΥ flanked by peacocks. The peacocks perch on acanthus leaves that also decorate the space behind their tails. Above the birds is a vine with several attached grape clusters and leaves.

Classification

Architectural Elements

Medium

Limestone

Culture

Coptic

Period

Byzantine period, Early

Century

6th-7th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

45.5 x 84 x 20 cm (17 15/16 x 33 1/16 x 7 7/8 in.) 161 lb.

Provenance

Unknown, formerly of the Kevorkian Collection. Said to be from Bawit.

Related Artworks

Fragment of a Semi-Cylindrical Eaves-End Roof Tile with Canted, Elliptical End Panel with a Medallion Featuring the Chinese Character 'Hwa' (Chinese, 'Hua'), the Semi-Cylindrical Tile's Exterior Surface with a Stamped Pattern of Concentric Arcs (or Rolling Waves)

Architectural Elements

Fragment of a Semi-Cylindrical Eaves-End Roof Tile with Canted, Elliptical End Panel with a Medallion Featuring the Chinese Character 'Hwa' (Chinese, 'Hua'), the Semi-Cylindrical Tile's Exterior Surface with a Stamped Pattern of Concentric Arcs (or Rolling Waves)

Unknown Artist, 1392 - 1910

Light gray earthenware with mold-impressed decoration

Spandrel with Griffin in a Roundel

Architectural Elements

Spandrel with Griffin in a Roundel

Unidentified Artist, 1125-1150

Limestone with traces of polychromy

12th centuryFrench

FRAGMENT ROMAN ARCHITECTURAL, TERRA COTTA DECORATE D WITH A CORNIA MEDOSA- LIKE HEAD IN RELIEF

Architectural Elements

FRAGMENT ROMAN ARCHITECTURAL, TERRA COTTA DECORATE D WITH A CORNIA MEDOSA- LIKE HEAD IN RELIEF

Terracotta

Engaged Capital with Three Figures

Architectural Elements

Engaged Capital with Three Figures

Unidentified Artist, c. 1100-1130

Limestone with traces of polychrome

12th centuryFrench

Corbel with Male Figure

Architectural Elements

Corbel with Male Figure

Unidentified Artist, c. 1125

Limestone

12th centuryFrench

Engaged Colonnette

Architectural Elements

Engaged Colonnette

Unknown Artist, late 6th-7th Century

Limestone

6th-7th centuryCoptic

Architectural Fragment

Architectural Elements

Architectural Fragment

Unidentified Artist, 12th century

Stone

12th centuryFrench

Fragment of a Circular, Eaves-End Roof Tile with a Recessed Medallion Featuring Stylized Lotus-Blossom Decor

Architectural Elements

Fragment of a Circular, Eaves-End Roof Tile with a Recessed Medallion Featuring Stylized Lotus-Blossom Decor

Unknown Artist, perhaps Koguryŏ kingdom, 5th-6th century

Buff earthenware with mold-impressed decoration

5th-6th centuryKorean

Architectural Fragment with Window Design

Architectural Elements

Architectural Fragment with Window Design

Unidentified Artist, 1525-1575

Limestone, pelsparite

16th centuryFrench

Section of an Architectural Frieze (one of four pieces)

Architectural Elements

Section of an Architectural Frieze (one of four pieces)

Unknown Artist, 5th Century

Limestone

5th centuryCoptic

Tile with Hound and Deer in Relief

Architectural Elements

Tile with Hound and Deer in Relief

Unknown Artist, 13th century

Fritware

13th centuryPersian

Fragment of an Arciform Pendent Eaves-End Roof Tile with Decoration of Blossom and Birds and with Floral Scroll along the Bottom Edge

Architectural Elements

Fragment of an Arciform Pendent Eaves-End Roof Tile with Decoration of Blossom and Birds and with Floral Scroll along the Bottom Edge

Unknown Artist, 7th-10th century

Dark-surfaced, light gray earthenware with mold-impressed decoration. Reportedly from Kyŏngju, North Kyŏngsang province.

7th-10th centuryKorean