Harvard Art Museums > 1975.41.85.A-R: 18 Sections of an Architectural Frieze Architectural Elements Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"18 Sections of an Architectural Frieze , 1975.41.85.A-R,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 17, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/53908. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1975.41.85.A-R Title 18 Sections of an Architectural Frieze 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/53908 Physical Descriptions Medium Limestone Technique Relief Provenance Recorded Ownership History Unknown, formerly of the Kevorkian Collection. Said to be from Bawit. 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 1975.41.85.A-R 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 Simple architectural frieze in many sections, worked in two registers. Top register contains a continuous, straight laurel garland bordered on its top edge by a plain fillet. This register is separated from a lower, undecorated register by a narrow ridge. The surface of the lower register is relatively rough. It retains chisel marks and also shallow indentations, likely indicating that it held a facing. Publication History "Pagan and Christian Egypt: Egyptian Art from the First to the Tenth Century A.D." (1941), Brooklyn Museum, pp. 24-25, no. 45 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be 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
