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Plaque with vine and dot motif
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Convex decorative bone plaque with vegetal and dot motifs in low relief. Tendrils of grapevines (with grapes) curl up the sides, while stems intertwine in the center, culiminating in buds. Above is a line of dots in a chevron. The back of the plaque is slightly concave according to the natural hollowing of the bone. Two holes are pierced in the center, that would have affixed this plaque to the furnishings (box, furniture, or architecture) that it decorated.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
[Charles Dikran Kelekian New York (by 1982)] inherited by; his wife Beatrice Kelekian New York (1982-1984) gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums 1984.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Mrs. Beatrice Kelekian in memory of her husband Charles Dikran Kelekian
Title: Plaque with vine and dot motif
Description:
Convex decorative bone plaque with vegetal and dot motifs in low relief.
Tendrils of grapevines (with grapes) curl up the sides, while stems intertwine in the center, culiminating in buds.
Above is a line of dots in a chevron.
The back of the plaque is slightly concave according to the natural hollowing of the bone.
Two holes are pierced in the center, that would have affixed this plaque to the furnishings (box, furniture, or architecture) that it decorated.
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