Exodus Painting, five elements from a painted hanging depicting the Crossing of the Red Sea

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Title: Exodus Painting, five elements from a painted hanging depicting the Crossing of the Red Sea
Date Created: A.D. mid-2nd–mid-4th century
Physical Dimensions: Framed (Montage of the 5 fragments): 24 5/8 × 55 1/2 × 2 3/8 in. (62.5 × 141 × 6 cm) Other ((a)head): 3 1/16 × 3 1/4 in. (7.7 × 8.3 cm) Other ((b) torso and legs of soldier): 10 in. × 6 7/8 in. (25.4 × 17.5 cm) Other ((a,b) soldier ?): 16 1/4 × 4 15/16 in. (41.2 × 12.6 cm) Other ((c) "The Astonished'): 12 3/16 × 12 7/16 in. (31 × 31.6 cm) Other ((d)"The Army"): 8 5/16 × 7 15/16 in. (21.1 × 20.1 cm) Other ((e) Miriam): 16 1/4 × 8 3/16 in. (41.2 × 20.8 cm)
Type: Painting
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/637714
Medium: Paint and indigo-dyed linen
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Culture: Byzantine

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