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Ai Khanum (also spelled Ai-Khanoum or Ay-Khanum, lit. “Lady Moon” in Uzbek), was founded in the 4th century BC, following the conquests of Alexander the Great and was one of the primary cities of the Greco-Bactrian kingdom. The site is located...

Detail showing the capital of the left-sided engaged column at the façade of the rock-cut tombs of Ashkawt-I Qizqapan (Kurdish: The Cave of the Ravisher or the Cave of the Raped/Abducted Girl). The capital is of an ionic-style and is composed...

Pegasus, a mythical winged divine stallion, was a prominent creature in the Greek mythology. This marble capital depicts Pegasus. First half of the 6th century CE. Possibly from Kathisma, Hippodrome, Sultanahmet, in modern-day Turkey. (Museum...

This is a basket-shaped marble capital bearing monograms of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I (reigned 527-565 CE) and Empress Theodora (tenure, 527-548 CE). 6th century CE. From Bakırköy, Istanbul, in modern-day Turkey. (Museum of Archaeology...

This marble capital is decorated with heads of rams. Second half of the 5th to the first half of the 6th century CE. From structures within the walls of the Topkapi Palace, Mangana Region, Gulhane, Istanbul, Turkey. (Museum of Archaeology...

This marble capital is decorated with masks. Late 5th to early 6th century CE. From structures within the walls of the Topkapi Palace, Sarayburnu, Istanbul, Turkey. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turley).

A Corinthian capital from the north facade of the Library of Hadrian, Athens. c. 132-134 CE

Zvartnots is the oldest and largest aisled tetraconch church in historical Armenia. It was built in the middle of the 7th century CE, under the instructions of the Catholicos Nerses III (r. 641-661 CE). Four column capitals decorated with...

A Proto-Aeolic capital (fore-runner of the Ionic capital) from Ramat Rachel. The capital was an invention and feature of Phoenician architecture.

Ionic capital from the Acropolis, Athens, (447-432 BCE).