Indian Half Pillar with Carved Capitol and Stone Base

Just over eight feet of teak, and a capital that insists on the scrollwork.

This half pillar with carved capital comes from Maharashtra, India, and dates to the late 19th century, about 150 years ago. It is teakwood on a stone base. Carved pillars like this held up roofs and verandas in the timber mansions of wealthy families in Maharashtra, and marked the standing of the house. Scrolls and foliage crowd the capital above a row of small teeth, and a narrow band of stepped carving runs down the plain shaft. The block of stone below looks well weathered. Ninety-seven inches high.

The ceiling it once knew is not included.