Architectural Fragment with Relief Carving

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium

5th–6th century

Byzantine; Egypt

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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Department: Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium

Culture: Ancient Egyptian
Title: Architectural Fragment with Relief Carving
Place: Ancient Egypt (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 401 CE–600 CE
Medium: Wood
Dimensions: 16.5 × 64.5 × 4.5 cm (6 1/2 × 25 1/2 × 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Orrin W. Potter Memorial Fund
Reference Number: 1930.976
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Art Institute of Chicago, Of Gods and Glamour: The Mary and Michael Jaharis Galleries of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Art, Gallery 153, November 11, 2012 - Nov. 9, 2018.

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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