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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1975.41.113
Title
Fragment of a Sculpted Colonnette
Classification
Architectural Elements
Work Type
architectural element
Date
7th Century
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/288217

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Marble
Technique
Relief
Dimensions
25.5 x 17 cm (10 1/16 x 6 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Provenance unknown. Previously of the Kevorkian Collection. Before that, the piece was owned by Joseph Brummer, who acquired it from Stefano Bardini, Florence.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of The Hagop Kevorkian Foundation in memory of Hagop Kevorkian
Accession Year
1975
Object Number
1975.41.113
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Fragment of a marble colonnette decorated in relief. Stylized deer with antlers stand on a narrow ground line, either looking ahead and in full profile, or turning their heads in a three-quarter pose to look behind them. Trees, boulders, and a large cross fill the spaces between the deer. A narrow, rounded band separates this section of the colonnette from one (and perhaps several more) above, which is now missing. The surface of this piece is heavily weathered.

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