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Source Description
This pillar fragment is carved with various stylized motifs, including star swirls that can be found throughout Western Europe, especially in Italy, at this time. It is identical to a pillar fragment from southern Italy. As it is decorated on all four sides, it was intended to be free-standing, perhaps as part of a portal.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
27217
label
Pillar Fragment
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
27217
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Pillar Fragment
description
This pillar fragment is carved with various stylized motifs, including star swirls that can be found throughout Western Europe, especially in Italy, at this time. It is identical to a pillar fragment from southern Italy. As it is decorated on all four sides, it was intended to be free-standing, perhaps as part of a portal.
provenance
Owned by Joseph Brummer; Brummer Sale, Joseph Brummer Gallery, New York, June 9 1949, lot 574; purchased by Walters Art Museum, 1949.
date
8th-9th century (early Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
columns (architectural elements)
fragments
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
65.5
height
22
depth
21.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 25 13/16 x W: 8 11/16 x D: 8 9/16 in. (65.5 x 22 x 21.7 cm)
Source extras
med
marble
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7359
2386
6807
collection_ids
MED
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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