Palm Column of Sahure
Object type: Column, Sahure, palm capital
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Old Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 5
Reign: reign of Sahure
Date: ca. 2458–2446 B.C.
Medium: Granite
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.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Abusir
Locale: Pyramid temple of Sahure
Locus: court
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1910
Accession year: 1910