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Source Description
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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Document identity
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19543
label
Dish with a Human Figure and a Bird
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
19543
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Dish with a Human Figure and a Bird
description
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.
provenance
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.
date
7th century (Late Antique)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
dishes
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
16.5
height
16.5
dimensionsRaw
6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (16.5 x 16.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Coptic
med
terracotta
creator_ids
6833
collection_ids
BYZ
exhibition_ids
1957
246
2752
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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bcc031f5c7903378