An Archaic capital from Paros

With a contribution by Wolf Koenigs

Abstract

Original title: Ein archaisches Kapitell aus Paros

A small Archaic Ionian capital made of marble was found in 1970 in a dilapidated house on Paros. It could be reconstructed visually from the half of it that is preserved: two separate volutes rise above a bulging Ionic cyma; their convex canales wind around plate-like centers. The overall proportion of the volutes and echinus (1 : 1 : 1) anticipates Attic capital types. The narrow diameter of its base (20.5 cm) indicates that it was intended as a votive capital. Stylistic features indicate that it belongs to a group of Cycladic votive capitals from the mid-6^th century B.C.