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Relief of geometric shapes; motifs include central rectangular panel with circle, surrounded by flat cut outs and high relief conical forms; low relief abstracted lions in lower corner. Various shades of brown, low contrast.
Time Cycle III
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Time Cycle III

Artist Skunder Boghossian (Ethiopian-American, 1937 - 2003)
Date1981
Place of originEthiopia
MediumEmbossed bark and sand with collage on board
Dimensionsunframed: 48 x 47 7/8 x 2 3/4 in. (121.9 x 121.6 x 7 cm)
ClassificationsCollages
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds provided by The Caroline Julier and James G. Richardson Acquisition Fund, and the Charles P. and Caroline Ireland Foundation
Object number2006.3
Collections
Visual DescriptionRelief of geometric shapes; motifs include central rectangular panel with circle, surrounded by flat cut outs and high relief conical forms; low relief abstracted lions in lower corner. Various shades of brown, low contrast.
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