The capital is Corinthian, with volutes and acanthus leaves on a basically concave profile. At the center top is an image of a female goddess, a representation of an archaic statue. She wears a polos and a veil with an incised border, a necklace of large beads, and a shawl across her chest. Below are four or five vertical folds of a garment which then falls over the lower part of her body and legs in a series of triangular and U-shaped folds. Her feet can be seen projecting from under this skirt and resting on what appears to be a floral bud, part of the floral design of the capital. Her arms are held flat at the sides, covered by two heavy vertical folds which fall at the sides of the skirt. Behind her head is a crescent moon. On the face of the goddess, heavily damaged, can be seen traces of the mouth and one eye.

The image is based on a 7th C. B.C. type, with elements of both Greek and Hittite styles (especially the posture of the arms indicates the later). Her identification is uncertain but an Anatolian goddess of vegetation, possibly Kore, is almost assured. Discovery in B BSH indicates a terminus ante quem in the period of Lucius Verus (see Cat. 276 Fig. 469). The stop-and-go drill work on the acanthus leaves is typical of 2nd C. A.D. workmanship.

Grayish white marble, large crystals.

Top r. corner of capital preserved, to just l. of center. Back of this portion also intact. Bottom broken off. Battered at front and edges, tips of acanthus leaves missing. Traces of red paint in the background along the volutes.