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Ionic Capital
Ionic capital from the Acropolis, Athens, (447-432 BCE).
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Ai Khanum, the Capital of Eucratides
Ai Khanum (also spelled Ai-Khanoum or Ay-Khanum, lit. “Lady Moon” in Uzbek), was founded in the 4th century BC, following the conquests of Alexander the Great and was one of the primary cities of the Greco-Bactrian kingdom...
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Proto-Aeolic Capital
A Proto-Aeolic capital (fore-runner of the Ionic capital) from Ramat Rachel. The capital was an invention and feature of Phoenician architecture.
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Corinthian Capital
A corinthian capital, situated in the Agora of Athens.
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Cypriot Capital with the Image of Hathor
Capital carved with the image of the Egyptian goddess Hathor. It was found on the Acropolis of Amathous, 6th century BCE. Limassol Archaeological Museum, Cyprus.
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Column Capital, Cathedral of Dvin
A column capital from the cathedral of Saint Gregory at the former medieval capital of Dvin in Armenia. 4th century CE.
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Ionic Pilaster Capital from Pella
Ionic pilaster capital from the palace complex of Pella (Macedonia) which occupied the entire extant of the hill dominating the ancient city, Hellenistic Period (Pella Archaeological Museum).
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Ionian Capital from Crimea
This Ionian capital is made of limestone and dates from the second quarter of the 5th century BCE. It was found at Kerch, in Crimea, in the acropolis of ancient Panticapaeum. Panticapaeum was referred to as "Taurica" by the ancient Greeks...
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Ancient Georgian Column Capital
This ancient column capital of two bulls is made of sandstone, and it once graced a fine edifice in Kavtiskhevi, Georgia. It dates from the 3rd century BCE. (Georgian National Museum, Tbilisi)
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Capital, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan
Detail showing the capital of the left-sided engaged column at the façade of the rock-cut tombs of Ashkawt-I Qizqapan (Kurdish: The Cave of the Ravisher or the Cave of the Raped/Abducted Girl). The capital is of an ionic-style and is composed...