Show PEACOCK THRONE PEDESTAL rel of grand mogul now in metro politan museum of art new york sir purdon charge on his return from europe a few weeks ago told 0 the acquisition of one 0 the pedestals of the famous peacock throne of the grand mogul he had been negotiating tor this object ever s nee 1880 it was once held at an extravagant figure but was finally ob tamed by waiting tor much less al though price is merely an incident in the realm of art two of the four pedestals of the throne were saved one of them is in the south kensington huseim in pedestal of peacock throne london and the other Is i cavi in the metropolitan where it was shown recently for the fust tine it is in a case especially conati isted for it it consists of a small column of white marble of which the base and the cap ital form three qua of its height the capital has a square abacus dl by means of a h ehly orna mental stalactite wort to a carved chain the compressed bulbous shaft 16 sided and faceted is inlaid with in patterns in lapis lazuli jade carnelian and yellow marble the base has rows of leaf shaped forms and the termination is a flat molding profuse ly ornamented the column is 22 inches high mr albert lythgoe curator of egyptology explained the institution s plan tor erecting here one of the burial chambers taken aiom a pyra mid the stones must first be coated to prevent the pictures and inscriptions on them from deteriorating for the damp climate of new york is likely seriously to affect them |