Tapestry Fragment
ca. AD400-500 (made)
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Fragment of tapestry woven linen and wool. Egyptian, ca. AD400-700. Probably from a tunic. There are two panels that contain imagery of a huntsman/gladiator and animals. In the top panel the man fights a lion. He appears to be wearing a cloak (red) and a helmet? (green) and a smaller animal is at the feet of the lion (perhaps a dog). In the lower panel the man appears to be either on horseback or fighting an animal. He is also cloaked (green) with a helmet? (red). The background of each panel is filled with scrolled desgins across the top of the panel. The top of the piece is a border edge. 13x26 tpc.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven linen and wool |
| Brief description | Fragment of tapestry woven linen and wool, Egyptian ca. AD400-700. Two panels of a huntsman and animals. |
| Physical description | Fragment of tapestry woven linen and wool. Probably from a tunic. There are two panels that contain imagery of a huntsman/gladiator and animals. In the top panel the man fights a lion. He appears to be wearing a cloak (red) and a helmet? (green) and a smaller animal is at the feet of the lion (perhaps a dog). In the lower panel the man appears to be either on horseback or fighting an animal. He is also cloaked (green) with a helmet? (red). The background of each panel is filled with scrolled desgins across the top of the panel. The top of the piece is a border edge. 13x26 tpc. |
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| Credit line | Given by Robert Taylor, Esq. in 1900, from the Major Myers collection. |
| Summary | Fragment of tapestry woven linen and wool. Egyptian, ca. AD400-700. Probably from a tunic. There are two panels that contain imagery of a huntsman/gladiator and animals. In the top panel the man fights a lion. He appears to be wearing a cloak (red) and a helmet? (green) and a smaller animal is at the feet of the lion (perhaps a dog). In the lower panel the man appears to be either on horseback or fighting an animal. He is also cloaked (green) with a helmet? (red). The background of each panel is filled with scrolled desgins across the top of the panel. The top of the piece is a border edge. 13x26 tpc. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 2135-1900 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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