Plaque with facing birds among vines
11th-12th century
Description
Polygonal plaque (originally five-sided?), with birds, facing, surrounded by vines, set within a border. A plaque like this would have decorated furniture, likely a door, screen, or container, likely within a wood framework.
Dimensions
actual: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
Provenance
[Charles Dikran Kelekian, New York (by 1982)], inherited by; his wife, Beatrice Kelekian, New York, (1982-1984), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1984.
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