ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art
Cap of a Niche Framing Two Doves Protecting a Wreathed Cross
CultureEgyptian, Coptic
Date5th-7th Century CE
MediumLimestone, pigment
Credit LineGift of Joop Bollen
Dimensions15 1/2 x 22 x 7 1/2 in. (39.4 x 55.9 x 19.1 cm)
Object number2012.043.003A/G
ProvenanceWith Simon Ohan Simonian, Egypt, Switzerland, and California. Ex coll. Joop Bollen, United States, purchased from Kevork Simonian [Nomis Antiquities], Van Nuys, California, 2010.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
1st Century BCE-1st Century CE
332 BCE-323 CE
250-641 CE
19th Century
400-331 BCE
6th Century CE
4000-3500 BCE
late 2nd-mid 7th Century CE
ca. 4th-6th Century CE
