Palm Column of Sahure

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Title: Palm Column of Sahure
Date Created: ca. 2458–2446 B.C.
Physical Dimensions: Total H. at arrival: 665.4 cm (21 ft. 9 15/16 in.); total H. now: 630 cm (20 ft. 8 in.); Diam. at foot: 86.4 cm (34 in.); Diam. above ring bands: 80 cm (31 1/2 in.); capital: H. 168 cm (66 1/8 in.); abacus: W. 87 cm (34 1/4 in.)
Type: Column, Sahure, palm capital
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/543936
Medium: Granite
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Period: Old Kingdom

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