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Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Virgin or a Female Saint

Byzantine

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Caption

Byzantine. Virgin or a Female Saint, ca. 550 B.C.E, and later. Bone, 4 15/16 x 1 3/4 in. (12.5 x 4.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund and Henry L. Batterman Fund, 36.167. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Byzantine

Title

Virgin or a Female Saint

Date

ca. 550 B.C.E, and later

Period

Roman Period with modern recarving

Medium

Bone

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

4 15/16 x 1 3/4 in. (12.5 x 4.5 cm)

Credit Line

Frank L. Babbott Fund and Henry L. Batterman Fund

Accession Number

36.167

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Artists and makers

Byzantine

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