Efames Museum : Object : Ionic capital [HUNRDU]

Ionic capital

Archaeological museum of ancient Messene

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Object Name

Ionic capital

Collection

Archaeological museum of ancient Messene

Discovery Location

Archaeological site of ancient Messene

Object Type

Ionic capital

Material Sandstone
Dimensions

Length: 65 cm Height: 49.8 cm

License

CC BY-NC-ND 4

Ionic capital made of plastered sandstone. It comes from the inner colonnade of Oikos K at Artemis Orthia in the Asclepieion of ancient Messene. On its front side, between the volutes, three eggs with spear-shaped leaves (Ionic cymation) flanked by a floral pattern of anthemia halves. The sides are decorated with acanthus calyxes and cane leaves. The calyxes are joined in the middle with a Hercules knot. A Lesbian cymation on the abacus (both front and sides). A unique morphological feature is the knot between the volutes.