Architectural ElementsCoptic5th century
12 Sections of a Voussoir Arch
5th Century
Description
Architectural fragments with three registers, two of three decorated in relief: the upper register contains an egg-and-leaf pattern and is bordered on its top edge by a narrow undecorated fillet, the middle register contains a cross-based maeander pattern with intervening four-petalled flowers, and the lower register is undecorated.
Provenance
Unknown, formerly of the Kevorkian Collection. Said to be from Bawit.
Related Artworks
View MoreArchitectural Elements
Section of an Arch (one of two pieces)
Unknown Artist, 5th Century
Limestone
5th centuryCopticArchitectural Elements
Architectural Fragment with Head of a Lion
Unidentified Artist, c. 1100-1130
Limestone
12th centuryFrenchArchitectural Elements
Fragment of a Frieze with Two Heads
Unidentified Artist, 1150-1174
Limestone
12th centuryBelgianArchitectural Elements
Capital with Gothic Architectural Details
Unidentified Artist, 12th-15th century
Stone
12th-15th centuryEuropeanArchitectural Elements
Seven Sections of an Architectural Frieze
Unknown Artist, 5th century
Limestone
5th centuryCopticArchitectural Elements
FRAGMENT OF ROMAN STAMPED BRICK. BRICK STAMP WITH SEVERAL HUMAN FIGURES BUT NO LETTERS. VILLA ADRIAN A. VIA LATINA, CAMPAGNA.
Unknown Artist
Roman
Architectural Elements
Initial Tile From a Calligraphic Panel
Unknown Artist, 15th century
Ceramic with calligraphy
15th centuryArabArchitectural Elements
L FEMALE HEAD AND PART OF SHOULDER L FEMALE HEAD AND PART OFSHOULDER.
Unknown Artist
Terracotta
RomanArchitectural Elements
Luster Star Tile With Deer and Flowers and Inscription Around the Border
Unknown Artist, 14th century
Fritware
14th centuryPersianArchitectural Elements
Border tile with a central palmette flanked by interlacing split-palmettes
Unknown Artist, c. 1575
Underglaze polychrome painted fritware
16th centuryOttomanArchitectural Elements
19 Pieces of a Voussoir Arch
Unknown Artist, 5th century
Limestone
5th centuryCopticArchitectural Elements
Fragment of an Arciform Pendent Eaves-End Roof Tile with Decoration of Blossom and Birds
Unknown Artist, 7th-10th century
Dark-surfaced, light gray earthenware with mold-impressed decoration. Reportedly from Kyŏngju, North Kyŏngsang province.
7th-10th centuryKorean