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Cornice Fragment with Egg and Dart Moulding

Unknownabout 500 B.C.

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Preserved are two eggs and one dart with deep carving between. Some of the delicate molding has broken off.

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  • Title: Cornice Fragment with Egg and Dart Moulding
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: about 500 B.C.
  • Location Created: Selinunte, Sicily, Italy
  • Physical Dimensions: 4.5 × 9 × 7.5 cm (1 3/4 × 3 9/16 × 2 15/16 in.)
  • Type: Cornice
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Limestone
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 81.AA.146.b
  • Culture: Greek
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California, Gift of Dr. Max Gerchik
  • Creator Display Name: Unknown
  • Classification: Architecture (Object Genre)
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