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| Keywords: Langobardic - Section of a Chancel Barrier (?) - Walters 27535.jpg This sculptural fragment was probably part of a church chancel barrier that separated the congregation from the altar; the groove on the left side would have held one side of a wooden or stone screen It is carved with grapes grape leaves and a bird eating grapes very similar to the ornament on the 8th-century Theodota sarcophagus from Pavia the capital of the Langobardic kingdom This style which has no parallels in earlier Langobardic art betrays strong Byzantine influence century 8 early Medieval marble cm 99 5 17 2 15 accession number 27 535 23314 Joseph Brummer date and mode of acquisition unknown Brummer Sale Joseph Brummer Gallery New York June 9 1949 lot 574 Walters Art Museum June 9 1949 by purchase Museum purchase 1949 place of origin Italy Walters Art Museum license Medieval art in the Walters Art Museum Medieval reliefs in the United States Lombard architecture Architectural sculptures from Italy Lombard art from Italy Lombard reliefs from Italy Lombard art in the United States 8th-century reliefs Langobardic - Section of a Chancel Barrier (?) - Walters 27535.jpg This sculptural fragment was probably part of a church chancel barrier that separated the congregation from the altar; the groove on the left side would have held one side of a wooden or stone screen It is carved with grapes grape leaves and a bird eating grapes very similar to the ornament on the 8th-century Theodota sarcophagus from Pavia the capital of the Langobardic kingdom This style which has no parallels in earlier Langobardic art betrays strong Byzantine influence century 8 early Medieval marble cm 99 5 17 2 15 accession number 27 535 23314 Joseph Brummer date and mode of acquisition unknown Brummer Sale Joseph Brummer Gallery New York June 9 1949 lot 574 Walters Art Museum June 9 1949 by purchase Museum purchase 1949 place of origin Italy Walters Art Museum license Medieval art in the Walters Art Museum Medieval reliefs in the United States Lombard architecture Architectural sculptures from Italy Lombard art from Italy Lombard reliefs from Italy Lombard art in the United States 8th-century reliefs | ||||
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