Capital with Dragons

Cleveland Museum of Art

Capital with Dragons by Unknown Artist. The object is a stone carving of a capital with a square top and a round base. The top has a carved pattern of interlocking curved lines. Below the carved lines are carvings of two dragons, one on each side, their bodies curved around the object. The dragons have their heads on the right and left sides, facing outwards. The dragons' tails are at the bottom center. The object has a light-brown color. The background is gray.