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Panel with Warrior Resting

4th–6th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 302
Carved in relief on the convex side of a bone panel, a male warrior leans heavily to his left side as though resting on his shield and spear. His face, seen in three-quarter view, angles downward as though he is indisposed because of sleep or injury. He wears only in a long cape that gathers across the chest and drapes behind the body, revealing his nakedness from the waist down. This panel recalls classical ideals of heroism and male beauty that remained popular throughout the late Roman world.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Panel with Warrior Resting
  • Date: 4th–6th century
  • Geography: Made in Egypt
  • Culture: Late Roman/Early Byzantine
  • Medium: Bone
  • Dimensions: 3 1/8 × 1 9/16 in. (8 × 4 cm)
  • Classification: Ivories-Bone
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020
  • Object Number: 2021.37.5
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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