Seven Sections of an Architectural Frieze
Architectural ElementsCoptic5th century

Seven Sections of an Architectural Frieze

5th century

Description

Long, narrow frieze, decorated in relief, projects from surface in the manner of a torus. At center of torus, a vine is interwoven to form a figure-eight pattern. Stemming up and down from this central vine, single, deeply-drilled leaves and clusters of fruit alternate.

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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