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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1975.41.52.A
Title
Sections of an Architectural Frieze (one of two pieces)
Classification
Architectural Elements
Work Type
architectural element
Date
5th Century
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Egypt (Ancient)
Period
Byzantine period
Culture
Coptic
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/288704

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Limestone
Technique
Relief
Dimensions
28.3 x 90 cm (11 1/8 x 35 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Unknown, formerly of the Kevorkian Collection.

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
1975.41.52.A
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Section of an architectural frieze decorated in relief. Continuous stylized acanthus scroll with palmette-style terminations and vine leaf offshoots.

Verification Level

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