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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1984.646
Title
Plaque with Dancer
Classification
Fragments
Work Type
architectural 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/289374

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bone
Technique
Carved
Dimensions
actual: 4.3 cm (1 11/16 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
1984.646
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Fragment of a thin, flat bone plaque from a furnishing (a box or other item of furniture) depicting the torso and arm of a dancer; the head and lower body are not preserved. The plaque is carved in low relief. The dancer's upper torso is wrapped in a cloth, and a sash or scarf (perhaps the same as that which encircles the body) is draped from the torso and over the forearm. The dancer's hand hand reaches out, to the left, to another hand (figure not preserved), likely that of another dancer.

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3740 Egyptian, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/28/2022 - 05/31/2023

Verification Level

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