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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.
© @metmuseum
Already #Texier did notice interesting holes on some stone facades at #Persepolis. You can see them today, too, when you look closer at some of the ruler's images. These were originally filled with materials, even gold. Part of Persepolitan #Polychromy. Thread @Dr_Alex_Nagel ~an