Architectural ElementsCoptic5th century
Section of an Arch (one of two pieces)
5th Century
Description
Fragments 1975.41.58.A and B represent two adjoining parts of an arch. Elaborate acanthus scroll frieze, in high relief, with tendril-bordered medallions containing central fruit, flower, or vine leaf. Chevronesque vegetal pattern on lower border.
Dimensions
23 x 52.5 cm (9 1/16 x 20 11/16 in.)
Provenance
Unknown, formerly in the Kevorkian Collection. Information sheet in object folder reads: "Another fragment of the same arch is in the Graeco-Roman Museum in Alexandria and it comes definitely from Oxyrhynchus."
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