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Panel fragment with inscribed text

Syrian

Artwork Details

Panel fragment with inscribed text
1762-1763
Syrian
wood, gesso, and polychrome
12 in. x 6 ft. 2 1/2 in. x 7 5/8 in. (30.48 x 189.23 x 19.37 cm)
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
1961/2.14

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Description

This cornice is from the interior of an 18th century residence in Damascus, Syria. The Museum owns a second panel from the same residence, 1961/2.13.

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