Lion Hunters
Fragment
500-799 (made)
500-799 (made)
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Textile fragment of woven silk. 1/2 twill with inner warp. The warp proportion is 1:1. Multi-coloured silk including blue, white, red, beige and brown.
The design consists of one and a half large medallions. Within each large medallion are two confronted horsemen. Each one holds a spear, and with a downward thrust kills a lion beneath the horse. The horseman are in mirror image to each other. The scene is enclosed by a medallion whose inner and outer edges are multicoloured and whose main design consists of stylised heart-shaped flowers. There is also the left portion of a second large medallion. The two large medallions are connected by a smaller roundel whose design, multicoloured edges and heart-shaped stylised flowers repeats that of the larger medallion. These smaller roundels occur at the four cardinal points on the larger: centre, top, bottom, right and left. The diamond shaped ground created by the inter-connected medallions appear to have a design of stylised flowers and foliage, but its exact pattern is not legible.
The design consists of one and a half large medallions. Within each large medallion are two confronted horsemen. Each one holds a spear, and with a downward thrust kills a lion beneath the horse. The horseman are in mirror image to each other. The scene is enclosed by a medallion whose inner and outer edges are multicoloured and whose main design consists of stylised heart-shaped flowers. There is also the left portion of a second large medallion. The two large medallions are connected by a smaller roundel whose design, multicoloured edges and heart-shaped stylised flowers repeats that of the larger medallion. These smaller roundels occur at the four cardinal points on the larger: centre, top, bottom, right and left. The diamond shaped ground created by the inter-connected medallions appear to have a design of stylised flowers and foliage, but its exact pattern is not legible.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Lion Hunters |
| Materials and techniques | Woven silk |
| Brief description | Textile fragment 'Lion Hunters' of woven silk, Byzantine Empire, 500-799 |
| Physical description | Textile fragment of woven silk. 1/2 twill with inner warp. The warp proportion is 1:1. Multi-coloured silk including blue, white, red, beige and brown. The design consists of one and a half large medallions. Within each large medallion are two confronted horsemen. Each one holds a spear, and with a downward thrust kills a lion beneath the horse. The horseman are in mirror image to each other. The scene is enclosed by a medallion whose inner and outer edges are multicoloured and whose main design consists of stylised heart-shaped flowers. There is also the left portion of a second large medallion. The two large medallions are connected by a smaller roundel whose design, multicoloured edges and heart-shaped stylised flowers repeats that of the larger medallion. These smaller roundels occur at the four cardinal points on the larger: centre, top, bottom, right and left. The diamond shaped ground created by the inter-connected medallions appear to have a design of stylised flowers and foliage, but its exact pattern is not legible. |
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| Accession number | T.446-1971 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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