Marble fragment of an Ionic column capital

Stone Sculpture
The Met
Gift of The American Society for the Excavation of Sardis, 1926
26.199.275
Other: 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm)
Greek
Marble

Details

This fragment is from a column capital whose scale is too small to be associated with the architecture of the Temple of Artemis proper. Since it was excavated within the temple site, it could belong to a votive column or to a small building such as a treasury located within the sanctuary.