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Column, Nubian workshop; architectural element with relief decorations and crosses; monolithic base cuboid 57 x 51 cm topped by a truncated cone 96 cm high; cylindrical monolithic shaft slightly narrowed at top with a wide slightly convex half-cylinder encircling base and two half-cylinders below the capital; low relief at two-thirds height depicting a cross with equal, widening triangular arms inscribed in a circle; capital 72 cm high with cup-shaped lower part, then cylindrical section transforming into a quadrangle covered with a rectangular bakusa plate 57 x 52 cm; corners of the echinus decorated with four volutes forming protruding corners and, between the volutes on one side, a low relief depicting a cross with equal triangular arms inscribed in a circle; 2nd half of the 7th–1st quarter of the 8th century; Faras Sudan; height 492 cm; diameter 51 cm., A close-up of a tall stone column topped with a roughly carved stone head, showing a textured surface with speckled tones of beige, light brown, gray, and a few darker flecks; the carved head has simple, shallow contours and a weathered, grainy appearance in similar beige and gray hues, while a smooth dark metal band with a small square bracket encircles the column near the top; the background is a smooth gradient of light gray to darker gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A06_218

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

75.9Mo (4.8Mo) / 37.4cm x 50.8cm / 4423 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Column Nubian workshop architectural element relief decorations crosses monolithic base cuboid topped truncated cone 96 cm high cylindrical monolithic shaft slightly narrowed top wide slightly convex half-cylinder encircling base two half-cylinders capital low relief two-thirds height depicting cross equal widening triangular arms inscribed circle capital 72 cm high cup-shaped lower part cylindrical section transforming quadrangle covered rectangular bakusa plate corners echinus decorated four volutes forming protruding corners volutes side low relief depicting equal triangular arms inscribed 2nd half 7th–1st quarter 8th century Faras Sudan height 492 cm diameter 51 cm close-up tall stone column topped roughly carved stone head showing textured surface speckled tones beige light brown gray darker flecks carved head simple shallow contours weathered grainy appearance gray hues smooth dark metal band small square bracket encircles column near background smooth gradient light gray darker gray.