COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.36.2.6
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MMA_.36.2.6
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Description:
Funerary stelae from the Byzantine period in Egypt, carved in stone and usually painted, were permanent monuments to the deceased. While normally embedded in walls or floors near the tomb, some were part of larger structures. Their decorations include scenes of paradise and symbols of the Christian Church. This example, said to be from the Upper Nile Delta town of Armant, bears the name of a prominent citizen who was buried near the marker.
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Funerary stelae from the Byzantine period in Egypt, carved in stone and usually painted, were permanent monuments to the deceased. While normally embedded in walls or floors near the tomb, some were part of larger structures. Their decorations include scenes of paradise and symbols of the Christian Church. This example, said to be from the Upper Nile Delta town of Armant, bears the name of a prominent citizen who was buried near the marker.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Anatolian; Byzantine
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Asian; Anatolian; Byzantine
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
Egypt
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Egypt
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Byzantine
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Byzantine
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Funerary Stela with Architectural Frame
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Funerary Stela with Architectural Frame
Title
false
View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
500?700
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500?700
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
500
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500
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
700
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700
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Limestone with red, green, and black paint
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Limestone with red, green, and black paint
Materials and Techniques
false
Creation Place:
Probably from Armant, Egypt
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Probably from Armant, Egypt
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
20 11/16 x 14 9/16 in. (52.5 x 37 cm)
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20 11/16 x 14 9/16 in. (52.5 x 37 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
36.2.6
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36.2.6
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, 1936
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Rogers Fund, 1936
Credit Line
false
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in Coptic: To the memory of the deceased, Taeiam, who departed from this life on the eighteenth of Choiak [December] of the seventh indiction. She sleeps in Christ.
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Inscribed in Coptic: To the memory of the deceased, Taeiam, who departed from this life on the eighteenth of Choiak [December] of the seventh indiction. She sleeps in Christ.
Inscriptions
false
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_36.2.6.tif
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MMA_.h1_36.2.6.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false