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Dish with a Human Figure and a Bird
(Byzantium and Early Russia)
Ceramic vessels with monochrome painting in a similar style are typical of Christian Egypt. Birds and other animals are often found depicted on them. The meaning of the composition seen on this example is unclear.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
David David-Weill, Paris, by purchase; Sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, June 6, 1971, no. 22; Charles K. Kelekian, New York, 1971, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1974, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 2008-2009 | Realms of Faith: Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum. Museum of Biblical Art, New York; Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville; Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha. |
| 2002-2005 | Realms of Faith: Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville. |
| 2001-2002 | Realms of Faith: Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville. |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (16.5 x 16.5 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1974
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.2364