Harvard Art Museums > 1975.41.45: Fragment of Monument or Architecture Decorated in Relief Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Fragment of Monument or Architecture Decorated in Relief , 1975.41.45,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/181306. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1975.41.45 Title Fragment of Monument or Architecture Decorated in Relief Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture Date 8th Century Period Byzantine period, Early Culture Syrian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/181306 Physical Descriptions Medium Marble Technique Relief Dimensions 23 x 29.5 x 13 cm (9 1/16 x 11 5/8 x 5 1/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Unknown, formerly in the Kevorkian Collection. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of The Hagop Kevorkian Foundation in memory of Hagop Kevorkian Accession Year 1975 Object Number 1975.41.45 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Marble block with front decorated in relief and deeply drilled. Elaborate cross within an arch. Flowers sprout and curve up from the bottom of the cross, which stands atop a two-stepped base. The voussoirs of the arch spring from the blocky, tripartite capitals of double colonnettes. Inscriptions in either Syriac or Arabic occupy the otherwise undecorated space on either side of arch. Flanking these are four vertical grooves. Beside these grooves is a ridge with incised chevrons. A deep hollow has been cut into the top face of the block and a hole has been drilled into the block's top edge on either side of the hollow. Such cuttings suggest that another piece, perhaps a stele, was meant to be inserted into or attached to this one. In addition, the back side of the block is in two planes, which might indicate that the block was meant to be fitted against another block or into a wall. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
