Capital atop caryatid from Siphnian Treasury, lions attacking stag
Capital atop caryatid from Siphnian Treasury, lions attacking stag
| Collection: | Delphi Archaeological Museum |
| Title: | Caryatid Capital from Siphnian Treasury |
| Context: | From Delphi |
| Findspot: | Excavated at Delphi |
| Summary: | Caryatid Capital |
| Material: | Marble |
| Sculpture Type: | Architectural |
| Category: | Statuary group |
| Placement: | Column-capital |
| Style: | High Archaic |
| Technique: | High relief |
| Original or Copy: | Original |
| Date: | ca. 525 BC |
| Dimensions: | Total H 0.35 m, H of abacus 0.092, L of abacus (front) 0.659 m; W of abacus (lateral sides) 0.642 m; Diam of lower circum. 0.32 m |
| Scale: | Under life-size |
| Region: | Phocis |
| Period: | High Archaic |
| In Group: | Delphi, Siphnian Treasury sculpture |
Subject Description:
The small capital, the scale of the Siphnian Treasury, is decorated on its front side with a scene of two lions attacking a deer, in very deep relief. The manes of the lions are rendered in a very stylized manner; compare the manes of the horses on the West and South Friezes. The circumference of the bottom of the capital exactly matches that of the top of the kalathos of the Siphnian caryatid.
Condition: Complete
Condition Description:
The capital is essentially complete, though the decorative relief is battered and eroded.
Associated Building: Delphi, Treasury of the Siphnians (IV)
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