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Section of an Architectural Frieze

Section of an Architectural Frieze

Architectural ElementsCoptic5th century

Section of an Architectural Frieze

5th Century

Description

Narrow architectural frieze decorated in relatively high, flat relief, with doughy appearance. Stylized vegetal scroll with tips of leaves bent around and centrally drilled to resemble thorny rosettes. A narrow, plain fillet forms the border along either the upper or lower edge of the block.

Classification

Architectural Elements

Technique

Relief

Medium

Limestone

Culture

Coptic

Period

Byzantine period

Century

5th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

See 1975.41.93.A

Provenance

Unknown, formerly of the Kevorkian Collection. Said to be from Bawit.

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