COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.10.176.37
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MMA_.10.176.37
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
In the 500s, Apa (Father) Jeremias founded a Coptic monastery at Saqqara, the ancient Egyptian necropolis (cemetery) for the city of Memphis, near the oldest pyramids. He and the earliest monks lived in ancient tombs at the site. As the monastery grew, several grand churches with lavish decoration were built as well as many chapels, public buildings, and multi-unit complexes of cells (rooms) for individual monks. The monastery continued to grow after the Arab conquest, with materials from Early Byzantine tomb structures being reused for additional monastic structures. Inscriptions record prayers to numerous holy figures. Sculptural elements from Saqqara often are carved with deeply cut, stylized patterns to intensify the play of light and shadow and mask the solidity of the architecture, a style popular throughout the Byzantine world in the 500s.
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In the 500s, Apa (Father) Jeremias founded a Coptic monastery at Saqqara, the ancient Egyptian necropolis (cemetery) for the city of Memphis, near the oldest pyramids. He and the earliest monks lived in ancient tombs at the site. As the monastery grew, several grand churches with lavish decoration were built as well as many chapels, public buildings, and multi-unit complexes of cells (rooms) for individual monks. The monastery continued to grow after the Arab conquest, with materials from Early Byzantine tomb structures being reused for additional monastic structures. Inscriptions record prayers to numerous holy figures. Sculptural elements from Saqqara often are carved with deeply cut, stylized patterns to intensify the play of light and shadow and mask the solidity of the architecture, a style popular throughout the Byzantine world in the 500s.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Anatolian; Byzantine
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Asian; Anatolian; Byzantine
Creator Nationality
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Creator Dates/Places:
Saqqara
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Saqqara
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Byzantine
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Byzantine
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Fragment from a Lintel or Frieze with Cross and Rosette Medallions
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Fragment from a Lintel or Frieze with Cross and Rosette Medallions
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
ca. 500?600
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ca. 500?600
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
500
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500
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
600
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600
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Limestone
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Limestone
Materials and Techniques
false
Creation Place:
Said to be from the Monastery of Apa Jeremias, Saqqara (found in the neighboring village of Mitrahina)
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Said to be from the Monastery of Apa Jeremias, Saqqara (found in the neighboring village of Mitrahina)
Creation Place
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Dimensions:
8 7/8 x 38 1/4 x 4 in. (22.5 x 97.2 x 10.2 cm)
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8 7/8 x 38 1/4 x 4 in. (22.5 x 97.2 x 10.2 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
10.176.37
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10.176.37
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, 1910
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Rogers Fund, 1910
Credit Line
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Inscriptions:
Inscribed in Coptic: O Father, O Son, O Holy Spirit, the Holy Mary, the Holy Michael, the Holy Gabriel, our Father Apa Jeremias, Apa Enoch, Apa Ambrosius, Apa Hor, Ama Sibylla, the Papa Jeremias, their Son. Amen
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Inscribed in Coptic: O Father, O Son, O Holy Spirit, the Holy Mary, the Holy Michael, the Holy Gabriel, our Father Apa Jeremias, Apa Enoch, Apa Ambrosius, Apa Hor, Ama Sibylla, the Papa Jeremias, their Son. Amen
Inscriptions
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Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_10.176.37.tif
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MMA_.h1_10.176.37.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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