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Chancel screen fragment with a pattern of interlaced knots and rosettes
Byzantine
Early Byzantine Period
6th century A.D.
Place of Manufacture: Northern Syria
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Overall: 70 x 70 cm, 149 lb., 11.4 cm (27 9/16 x 27 9/16 in., 67.6 kg, 4 1/2 in.)
Framed (Steel angle plate / two clips): 78.1 x 69.5 x 0.5 cm (30 3/4 x 27 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Framed (Steel angle plate / two clips): 78.1 x 69.5 x 0.5 cm (30 3/4 x 27 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Herrmann, Jr.
Accession Number1978.499
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
Catalogue Raisonné
Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), no. 054.
DescriptionThis fragment of a chancel screen that would have created a partition between the sanctuary and nave. Decorated in relief with a pattern of interlacing knots and rosettes.
This as well as corinthian capital 1980.469) and pier captial (1978.500) come from Northern Syria in the rural communities surrounding the capital city of Antioch.
Reddish patina, right edge chipped, lower left corner broken off.
This as well as corinthian capital 1980.469) and pier captial (1978.500) come from Northern Syria in the rural communities surrounding the capital city of Antioch.
Reddish patina, right edge chipped, lower left corner broken off.
ProvenanceBefore 1975: Sello Collection, Switzerland; 1975: Mr. and Mrs. John J. Herrmann, Jr., Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Herrmann, Jr. to MFA, December 13, 1978