Detail View: Campus Art Collection:
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Filename:
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met-03a.jpg
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Identifier:
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met-03a
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Title:
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Archangel GABRIEL -- DETAIL of Head, original in apse of Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
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Alternate Title:
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1 of 5 replicas (& 1 original) mosaics on extended loan from the Metropolitan Mus, NYC
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Creator:
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Ravenna Mosaics Company (of Missouri, USA) produced this replica ?????
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Creator Nation:
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Byzantium (original)
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Primary Subject:
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figures
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Photo Resolution:
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2672 x 3324 pixels
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Creation Date:
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original 867 AD, cast probably c.1943 (based on the Met’s accession #)
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Primary Creation Decade:
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860-869
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Secondary Creation Decade:
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1940-1949
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Primary Creation Century:
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9th Century
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Secondary Creation Century:
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20th Century
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Medium (General):
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mosaics
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Medium (Specific):
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painted and gilded plaster cast from mold of newly uncovered mosaic
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Dimensions:
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approx 6 x 4.5 ft
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Donor:
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METROPOLITAN museum of art -- (on extended loan from) the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC; their access #43.48.2
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