Harvard Art Museums > 1984.648: Plaque with Dancer Fragments Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Plaque with Dancer , 1984.648,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/289311. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1984.648 Title Plaque with Dancer Classification Fragments Work Type fragment Date c. 400-640 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Egypt (Ancient) Period Byzantine period Culture Coptic Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/289311 Physical Descriptions Medium Bone Technique Carved Dimensions actual: 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Charles Dikran Kelekian, New York (by 1982)], inherited by; his wife, Beatrice Kelekian, New York, (1982-1984), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1984. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Beatrice Kelekian in memory of her husband, Charles Dikran Kelekian Accession Year 1984 Object Number 1984.648 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Fragment of a convex decorative bone plaque carved in low relief. On the plaque is depicted a nude child dancer (a putto or a cupid?), under what is perhaps an architectural frame. It likely decorated furnishings, like a box or furniture. Exhibition History 32Q: 3740 Egyptian, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/28/2022 - 05/31/2023 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
