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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Cap of a Niche Framing Two Doves Protecting a Wreathed Cross
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
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 view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art