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Twenty-one Fragments of a Voussoir Arch Comprising Thirteen Voussoirs | Harvard Art Museums | KenAI

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Twenty-one Fragments of a Voussoir Arch Comprising Thirteen Voussoirs

Twenty-one Fragments of a Voussoir Arch Comprising Thirteen Voussoirs

Architectural ElementsCoptic5th century

Twenty-one Fragments of a Voussoir Arch Comprising Thirteen Voussoirs

5th century

Description

Architectural fragments with three registers, all decorated in relief: the upper register contains a laurel garland and is bordered on its top edge by a narrow fillet, the middle register contains a row of alternating swastikas and Solomon knots, and the lower register contains a simple row of beads.

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

Provenance

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

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