Harvard Art Museums > 1975.41.90.A-G: Seven 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"Seven Sections of an Architectural Frieze , 1975.41.90.A-G,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/53909. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1975.41.90.A-G Title Seven 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/53909 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 1975.41.90.A-G 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 Long, narrow frieze, decorated in relief, projects from surface in the manner of a torus. At center of torus, a vine is interwoven to form a figure-eight pattern. Stemming up and down from this central vine, single, deeply-drilled leaves and clusters of fruit alternate. 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
