About the Artwork
Man Holding a Book
4th or 5th century
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Egyptian
Coptic
Carved wood
Including base: 9 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 1 1/4 inches (23.5 × 5.7 × 3.2 cm)
Wood and Woodcarving
African Art
Gift of Jerome M. Eisenberg
73.221
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
Jerome M. Eisenberg [1930-2022] (New York, New York, USA)
1973-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Coptic, Egyptian, Man Holding a Book, 4th or 5th century, carved wood. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Jerome M. Eisenberg, 73.221.
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