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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1984.658
Title
Plaque with vine and dot motif
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
7th-8th century
Places
Creation Place: Africa, Egypt
Period
Umayyad period
Culture
Coptic
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/289313

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bone
Technique
Carved
Dimensions
actual: 16.1 cm (6 5/16 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
1984.658
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Convex decorative bone plaque with vegetal and dot motifs in low relief. Tendrils of grapevines (with grapes) curl up the sides, while stems intertwine in the center, culiminating in buds. Above is a line of dots in a chevron. The back of the plaque is slightly concave according to the natural hollowing of the bone. Two holes are pierced in the center, that would have affixed this plaque to the furnishings (box, furniture, or architecture) that it decorated.

Exhibition History

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