Plaque from a Casket with a bird
Bone plaques were used to decorate couches, chests, and other furniture. Some were carved in relief; others were carved in intaglio with the incised designs often filled with colored wax. Both styles could be used on the same object. The designs frequently represent Dionysiac themes.
Artwork Details
- Title: Plaque from a Casket with a bird
- Date: 4th–5th century
- Geography: Made in Byzantine Egypt
- Culture: Coptic
- Medium: Bone with polychromy
- Dimensions: Overall: 2 7/8 x 2 x 1/8 in. (7.3 x 5.1 x 0.3 cm)
- Classification: Ivories-Bone
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1978
- Object Number: 1978.432.2
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters
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