Dish with a Human Figure and a Bird

7th century (Late Antique)

16.5 cm 16.5 cm

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Ceramic vessels with monochrome painting in a similar style are typical of Christian Egypt. Birds and other animals are often found depicted on them. The meaning of the composition seen on this example is unclear.

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David David-Weill, Paris, by purchase; Sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, June 6, 1971, no. 22; Charles K. Kelekian, New York, 1971, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1974, by purchase.
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