2001.177: Painted Panel from Wooden Sarcophagus

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

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