About the Artwork
Plaque
1397
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Egyptian
Egyptian
Wood
Overall: 6 7/8 × 4 1/8 × 3/8 inches (17.5 × 10.5 × 1 cm)
Calligraphy
African Art
Founders Society Purchase, Acquisitions Fund
79.137
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Inscribed: [translated: This maiden was called, | her name being Mariam, | from out of the city of | Esna and she went | to the monasteries | of the monks. Then | she returned to the city | after 21 years | and she died in the | days 8 of Athyr, the | year 1114 of the | Martyrdoms. Amen.] [Modern date AD 1397]
Provenance
Dr. Richard A. Parker (Providence, Rhode Island, USA)
1979-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Credit Line for Reproduction
Egyptian, Plaque, 1397, wood. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Acquisitions Fund, 79.137.
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