Indian Carved Half Pillar with Cross Style Capitol & Stone Base

A half pillar, from Khera. Half is still seven feet.

This carved half pillar with a cross style capital and stone base comes from Khera, Gujarat, India, and dates to the late 19th or early 20th century. It is carved wood and stone. Half pillars are traditionally set against a wall, giving the look of a full column without taking up the room. A long dark shaft rises from a pale stone foot. The upper section is crowded with carved pattern gone nearly black, topped by a wide, flat cross member with a central figure-like form. It stands 85 inches high and 30 wide.

It only ever needed to look good from the front.