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Fragment of pilaster
Egyptian
Byzantine (Coptic) Period
A.D. 500
Findspot: Egypt, Ihnasya el-Medina, House L
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Overall: 33.5 x 44 x 17 cm (13 3/16 x 17 5/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number05.288
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ClassificationsArchitectural elements
DescriptionThis block is the top of a pilaster. It is executed in very high relief and has a vegetal motif. It likly came from an ecclesiastical context.
ProvenanceFrom Ihnasya el-Medina. 1903-1904: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; 1905, presented to the MFA by the EEF. (Accession date: January 1, 1905)