FragmentsEgyptian11th-12th century

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.

Classification

Fragments

Technique

Carved

Medium

Bone

Culture

Egyptian

Period

Fatimid period

Century

11th-12th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

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.