Curator

  • Art Institute Chicago
  • Harvard art museum
  • My Exhibition
Frieze with Acanthus Scroll and Palmette-like Flowers, in four sections

Frieze with Acanthus Scroll and Palmette-like Flowers, in four sections

Coptic

Fragmentary architectural frieze decorated in high, flat relief. Stylized acanthus scroll with alternating leaves and seven-petaled rosettes framed by a continuous vine scroll. Plain, narrow fillet, with horizontal incision towards top, forms lower border of block.

Limestone

Byzantine period

Architectural Elements