Textile Fragment
ca. AD600-900 (made)
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A panel in green and dark/light cream silk. Egyptian, ca. AD600-900. Warp of dark cream and wefts of green and light cream. The panel has a central line of floral/geometric design. The image on each side is reversed. It is of a man on horseback with an arm out- stretched holding a staff. An eagle sits above the horse's head with it's head looking over its shoulder. Below the horse is a stylised tree, a man with a spear and a bird. The panel is bordered either side with a line of heart shaped icons and above/below with a solid green line.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk |
| Brief description | A panel of woven silk. Egyptian, possibly Akhmim, ca. AD600-900. |
| Physical description | A panel in green and dark/light cream silk. Warp of dark cream and wefts of green and light cream. The panel has a central line of floral/geometric design. The image on each side is reversed. It is of a man on horseback with an arm out-stretched holding a staff. An eagle sits above the horse's head with it's head looking over its shoulder. Below the horse is a stylised tree, a man with a spear and a bird. The panel is bordered either side with a line of heart shaped icons and above/below with a solid green line. |
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| Credit line | Given by Robert Taylor Esq. in 1900 |
| Object history | Purchased from Monsieur Stanislas Baron |
| Summary | A panel in green and dark/light cream silk. Egyptian, ca. AD600-900. Warp of dark cream and wefts of green and light cream. The panel has a central line of floral/geometric design. The image on each side is reversed. It is of a man on horseback with an arm out- stretched holding a staff. An eagle sits above the horse's head with it's head looking over its shoulder. Below the horse is a stylised tree, a man with a spear and a bird. The panel is bordered either side with a line of heart shaped icons and above/below with a solid green line. |
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| Accession number | 769-1893 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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