Islamic Nasrid capital. Iberian Peninsula, 14th century. Carved white marble. Measures: 30,5 x 24,5 x 24,5 cm. Carved in marble, of high quality. The capital is decorated with a sheath of stylized leaves wrapping the lower cylinder. The heraldic forms inscribed among the vegetal decoration lead us to think that the capital probably comes from an official building of the emir of Granada. The Nasrid coat of arms must have been originally painted. The upper part of the capital shows a rich profusion of interlacing elements with heraldic motifs, following a typical Nasrid tracery pattern. The shapes and composition of the capital and its decorative elements are reminiscent of Hispano-Muslim architecture. The lines of leaves (derived from the acanthus of the Roman composite order) and the scrolls refer to Caliphal capitals, from which it differs in the technique used in the carving: instead of trepanning, a more common working technique has been used. The present example can be related to a specific type of capital used in the Emirate period, known as "de pencas". It follows the aesthetics of the Corinthian, but simplifying its elements, so that we will not find in it the acanthus leaves characteristic of that style, but only its starts, the stalks that give it its name. Dimensions 30,5 x 24,5 x 24,5 cm.