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Made in Byzantine Egypt.
Coptic.

Relief Frieze, 6th c.

Pinewood with traces of polychromy. A lion and leopard sprint toward the center...Peacocks of paradise guard a gemmed cross between billowing curtains, draped and held behind two columns.
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2022-08-27

How graceful is this Voysey owl? Almost impossibly lovely, especially when my eye takes in those tubby acorns. A Voysey squirrel cannot be far away!

Part of 'The Owl' wallpaper frieze, with pairs of owls perched over nests of chicks; 1897; V & A. 🦉

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2022-01-24

Here's a visual match for the image on the left: Unknown, Malagan Frieze, 19th century from

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2021-07-28

Drawing on his sizeable collection of Japanese art and his interest in classical antiquity, Whistler combined a flattened picture plane and Asian-inspired setting with references to a Greek frieze, with figures sculpted or painted against a plain background.

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2021-02-28

Look back at the weeks news, from Frieze, Picasso, Caravaggio, Raphael, Hirst & more https://t.co/mua0iKFfu1

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2016-10-09