5th-6th century
Town Bawit,
Africa
Africa
Object qualities
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Objectreligious building decoration: Fragment
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumLimestone, red pigment; carved in relief
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SizeH. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm) W. 13 3/16 in. (33.5 cm) D. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
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Geography detailsMade in
Town Bawit,
Africa -
Country today
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Date5th-6th century
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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This fragment was probably part of the waist-high screen that separated the congregation (in the nave of the church) from the clergy (in the sanctuary). This side would have faced the congregation and shows birds eating grapes, a symbolic allusion to the Eucharist.
