Architectural ElementsCoptic5th century

Section of an Architectural Frieze

early 5th Century

Description

Corner block of an architectural frieze. Decorated in relief with a naturalistic, classicizing acanthus scroll with a lower central six-petaled rosette. A narrow, undecorated fillet surrounds the relief on its top and on one side.

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

30 x 20 cm (11 13/16 x 7 7/8 in.)

Provenance

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

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