Art Institute of Chicago
Architectural Fragment with Relief Carving
Byzantine; EgyptLinkedCulture matchlcp-a088ab3cc0af
- Date
- 5th–6th century
- Medium
- Wood
- Culture
- Ancient Egypt
- Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 86646
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
The shallow relief and energetic intertwining of plants and animals in this wooden beam are typical of Coptic art from Egypt at this time. The animated figures of a dog, a fox, and two rabbits are enclosed in medallions. The animals face each other in pairs, and the space around them is filled with floral designs. This fragment was once part of an architectural structure, most likely a door, a window, or the beam of a ceiling.
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- Credit line
- Orrin W. Potter Memorial Fund
- Provenance
- Maurice Nahman (1868-1948), Cairo; sold to Joseph Brummer (1883-1947), New York City, 1927 [Brummer Gallery inventory card]; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1930.
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- Object type
- AAT300190691
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