Title: Palm Column of Sahure
Object type: Column, Sahure, palm capital
Date: ca. 2458–2446 B.C.
Period: Old Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 5
Reign: reign of Sahure
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.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1910
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Abusir Pyramid temple of Sahure court  
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY