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Fragment from the Top of a Pillar

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The title of the piece is "Fragment from the Top of a Pillar" by an unknown artist. The image is a black and white photograph of a stone carving. The carving is made of rough-hewn stone and has a weathered appearance. It is a square-shaped fragment with a protruding top section. The front of the carving features a face with a large spiral on the forehead, two curved lines for eyebrows, and a curved line for a mouth. The face has two bulbous eyes. On either side of the face are two figures with their arms bent at the elbow. The background of the image is a plain gray color. The carving appears to be mounted on a thin black pole.

Artwork Details

Date
19th–20th century
Medium
Stone
Culture
Indonesia (Java)
Dimensions
600 × 522 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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