1975.41.58.B: Section of an Arch (one of two pieces)
Architectural Elements
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1975.41.58.B
- Title
- Section of an Arch (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/288723
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Limestone
- Technique
- Relief
- Dimensions
- 23 x 60 cm (9 1/16 x 23 5/8 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
-
Unknown, formerly in the Kevorkian Collection.
Information sheet in object folder reads: "Another fragment of the same arch is in the Graeco-Roman Museum in Alexandria and it comes definitely from Oxyrhynchus."
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
- 1975.41.58.B
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Fragments 1975.41.58.A and B represent two adjoining parts of an arch. Elaborate acanthus scroll frieze, in high relief, with tendril-bordered medallions containing central fruit, flower, or vine leaf. Chevronesque vegetal pattern on lower border.
Verification Level
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