Funerary Stela with Boy Standing in a Niche
Coptic
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Object Label
The most common image of the deceased in pagan burials was a figure of a boy standing or seated in a niche. The seated boy here holds a dove and a bunch of grapes. These objects may also have been held by the standing figure, but his hands and especially his head have been recut and repainted in modern times. That is why those features appear to be in perfect condition, in contrast to the partially preserved color on his red robe.
Caption
Coptic. Funerary Stela with Boy Standing in a Niche, 4th–5th century C.E.. Limestone, ancient and modern pigment, 27 9/16 x 9 5/8 x 6 1/2 in. (70 x 24.5 x 16.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 58.129. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Culture
Title
Funerary Stela with Boy Standing in a Niche
Date
4th–5th century C.E.
Period
Late Antique Period
Geography
Reportedly from: El Behnasa (Oxyrhynchus), Egypt
Medium
Limestone, ancient and modern pigment
Classification
Dimensions
27 9/16 x 9 5/8 x 6 1/2 in. (70 x 24.5 x 16.5 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
58.129
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