Detail View: The AMICA Library: Funerary Stela with Architectural Frame
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.36.2.6
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Description:
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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.
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Anatolian; Byzantine
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Egypt
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Byzantine
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Title:
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Funerary Stela with Architectural Frame
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View:
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Principal view
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Creation Date:
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500?700
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Creation Start Date:
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500
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Creation End Date:
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700
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Materials and Techniques:
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Limestone with red, green, and black paint
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Creation Place:
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Probably from Armant, Egypt
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Dimensions:
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20 11/16 x 14 9/16 in. (52.5 x 37 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York
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ID Number:
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36.2.6
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Credit Line:
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Rogers Fund, 1936
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Inscriptions:
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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.
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Copyright:
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.h1_36.2.6.tif
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