Panel with Animals Flanking a Vase Against a Pattern of Scrolls

6th–7th century

Not on view

Elaborate symmetrical designs such as this example may have provided centerpieces for lintels above monumental doorways. A bulbous vase at center is flanked by two animals facing inward. This artifact was used as part of a façade, and the rounded cavity on the bottom left and the embedded iron plug toward the right edge indicated that it was also repurposed.

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Title: Panel with Animals Flanking a Vase Against a Pattern of Scrolls
Date: 6th–7th century
Geography: Said to be from Egypt, Bawit
Medium: Limestone; carved in relief
Dimensions: H. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm)
W. 40 3/4 in. (103.5 cm)
D. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Wt. 100 lbs. (45.4 kg)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1910
Object Number: 10.176.4
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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