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This remarkably well-preserved arch may once have been set over a doorway at the Monastery of Apa Apollo in Bawit, Egypt. Pomegranates and other fruits grow from a vine rising from a decorated amphora, or vase, on each side of the arch.
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Title: Arch with Running Vines, Leaves, and Fruit
Date: 6th century
Geography: Said to be from Egypt, Bawit
Medium: Limestone; carved in relief
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1929
Object Number: 29.9.2
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