Column capital from Madinat az-Zahra, Islamic art, Arabic art, Arabic culture, Caliphate of Cordoba 929–1031, Al-Andalus, architectural element capital with acanthus ornament, 10th century, Madinat az-Zahra, Al-Andalus; height 22.3 cm, width 23.3 cm, depth 24.0 cm, weight 15.5 kg., A carved stone capital with intricate openwork patterns sits against a plain gray background, showing a weathered surface with varied beige and off-white tones and hints of light brown; the upper blocky section has rounded protrusions and floral-like perforations, while the lower cylindrical portion features vertical, vine-like carvings and leaf-shaped cutouts creating a lace-like appearance; subtle shadows and a faint reflection appear beneath the object, and overall the colors visible are gray, beige, off-white, light brown, and a trace of darker gray.
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Column capital from Madinat az-Zahra, Islamic art, Arabic art, Arabic culture, Caliphate of Cordoba 929–1031, Al-Andalus, architectural element capital with acanthus ornament, 10th century, Madinat az-Zahra, Al-Andalus; height 22.3 cm, width 23.3 cm, depth 24.0 cm, weight 15.5 kg., A carved stone capital with intricate openwork patterns sits against a plain gray background, showing a weathered surface with varied beige and off-white tones and hints of light brown; the upper blocky section has rounded protrusions and floral-like perforations, while the lower cylindrical portion features vertical, vine-like carvings and leaf-shaped cutouts creating a lace-like appearance; subtle shadows and a faint reflection appear beneath the object, and overall the colors visible are gray, beige, off-white, light brown, and a trace of darker gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Column capital Madinat az-Zahra Islamic art Arabic art Arabic culture Caliphate Cordoba 929–1031 Al-Andalus architectural element capital acanthus ornament 10th century height 22.3 cm width 23.3 cm depth 24.0 cm weight 15.5 kg carved stone capital intricate openwork patterns sits plain gray background showing weathered surface varied beige off-white tones hints light brown upper blocky section rounded protrusions floral- perforations lower cylindrical portion features vertical vine- carvings leaf-shaped cutouts creating lace- appearance subtle shadows faint reflection beneath object colors visible gray beige off-white trace darker gray.

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