Relief Bust of a Saint
Relief Bust of a Saint

Currently not on view

Relief Bust of a Saint,

9th century

Egyptian, Coptic
y1937-267

Information

Title
Relief Bust of a Saint
Dates

9th century

Medium
Wood
Dimensions
38.3 x 28.8 x 3.4 cm (15 1/16 x 11 5/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Object Number
y1937-267
Place Collected

Egypt, Cairo

Inscription
Carved on recto: P OC NGVONIHUM
Period
Coptic (period)
Type
reliefs
Materials
wood
Subject
saints, crosses (motifs), busts

Museum purchase from M. Semaikias, Cairo, in 1937

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