2001.177: Painted Panel from Wooden Sarcophagus
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2001.177
- Title
- Painted Panel from Wooden Sarcophagus
- Classification
- Paintings
- Work Type
- painting
- Date
- 2nd century CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Egypt (Ancient)
- Period
- Roman Imperial period
- Culture
- Egyptian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/167757
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Wood
- Dimensions
- 24 x 40.4 x 3 cm (9 7/16 x 15 7/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- This object has been in the possession of Mr. Abraham for over five years.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Alexander Abraham
- Accession Year
- 2001
- Object Number
- 2001.177
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Wooden panel over a foot in width, covered with gesso, with a figured scene of two seated deities, each facing a smaller standing figure. The upper border is stylized cobras, and there are sections of painted hieroglyphic writing.
Publication History
- Narayan Khandekar, On the Use of Culturally Appropriate Technical Terminology, AIC’s 50th Annual Meeting, American Institute for Conservation (https://faic.wpenginepowered.com/aic-postprints/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2023/07/06-GSP2022_Narayan_Khandekar_41-44.pdf, May 15, 2022), 1, Pages 41-44, Page 42
Verification Level
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