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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1984.655
Title
Plaque with vine motif
Classification
Fragments
Work Type
fragment
Date
7th-8th century
Places
Creation Place: Africa, Egypt
Period
Umayyad period
Culture
Coptic
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/289326

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bone
Technique
Carved
Dimensions
actual: 10.3 cm (4 1/16 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
1984.655
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Decorative bone plaque, with curling grape vine motif (including leaves and grapes) carved in low relief. This plaque would have decorated a furnishing (boxes, furniture, or architecture).

Exhibition History

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