Bust of a Lady of Rank

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

MMA_.66.25

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MMA_.66.25

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

2000

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2000

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Sculpture

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Sculpture

Object Type

false

Creator Nationality:

Asian; Anatolian; Byzantine

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Asian; Anatolian; Byzantine

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Byzantine

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Byzantine

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Bust of a Lady of Rank

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Bust of a Lady of Rank

Title

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View:

Full View

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Full View

View

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Creation Date:

late 5th-early 6th century

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late 5th-early 6th century

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

466

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466

Creation Start Date

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Creation End Date:

533

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533

Creation End Date

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Materials and Techniques:

Marble

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Marble

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

Sculpture-Stone

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Sculpture-Stone

Classification Term

false

Dimensions:

H. 20 7/8 in. (53 cm)

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H. 20 7/8 in. (53 cm)

Dimensions

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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, USA

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New York, New York, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

66.25

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66.25

ID Number

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Credit Line:

The Cloisters Collection, 1966

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The Cloisters Collection, 1966

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.metmuseum.org/

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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>

Rights

false

Context:

This superbly carved portrait bust presents a pensive woman with a compelling gaze holding a scroll, the symbol of an educated person. The delicate, sensitive carving and the highly polished finish suggest that it was carved in Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire, perhaps as the funerary monument of a leading member of the imperial aristocracy. Her long fingers draw attention to the scroll in her hand, indicating her pride in being recognized as among the educated elite in an era that prized learning.

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<P>This superbly carved portrait bust presents a pensive woman with a compelling gaze holding a scroll, the symbol of an educated person. The delicate, sensitive carving and the highly polished finish suggest that it was carved in Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire, perhaps as the funerary monument of a leading member of the imperial aristocracy. Her long fingers draw attention to the scroll in her hand, indicating her pride in being recognized as among the educated elite in an era that prized learning.</P>

Context

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Bust of a Lady of Rank