Indian Stone Pilaster

Two columns fused into one, with leafy capitals and a crack of age.

Indian carvers made this pilaster in stone in the 19th century. Pilasters like this were commonly part of the doorways and facades of traditional buildings, adding structure and ornament. The design pairs two slender fluted columns side by side, topped with lotus-leaf capitals under a flat abacus. The lower sections swell into a bulb carved with petals. The stone is a buff brown with faint traces of old color, and the surface is eroded, rough and cracked in places.

Tall and sturdy. Let it hold up a corner, or just a conversation.