MH 1959.13.P.OII

Description

Maker(s): Unknown Culture: Italian (?) Title: Capital with Birds Type: Architectural Element Materials: marble, limestone Place Made: Europe; Italy Measurements: overall: 12 x 9 x 9 in.; 30.48 x 22.86 x 22.86 cm Credit Line: Gift of Caroline R. Hill Photography and photogrammetry by Laura Shea, Digital Collections Coordinator and Museum Photographer, Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA Description: carved stone capital with pairs of birds at each corner holding bunches of grapes (?); floral motif at the lower side of each face of the capital; a row of drilled circles around the top edge