Name of Object:

Ionian capital from the Ptolemaion

Location:

Vienna, Austria

Holding Institution:

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities

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Date of Object:

3rd century BC; excavated in 1873–1875

Inventory Number:

ANSA I 420

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Marble

Dimensions:

Height 38 cm

Description:

This fragmented capital, displaying a Greek-scrolled valuta and a wealth of floriform decoration on the cushion, originates from the so-called Ptolemaion, a gateway built in Samothrace for the Egyptian king Ptolemy II Philadelphus.

Citation of this web page:

"Ionian capital from the Ptolemaion" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2025.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;at;20;en

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