Warp of linen; ground of linen; design woven in brown wool with details in natural colored linen. Design consists of a square panel with a central circle that encloses a mounted figure, probably a hunter, surrounded by four smaller circles at the corners of the square, each enclosing a hunter...
Warp of linen; ground of linen; design woven in brown wool with details in natural colored linen. Design consists of a square panel with a central circle that encloses a mounted figure, probably a hunter, surrounded by four smaller circles at the corners of the square, each enclosing a hunter ?. A hare is in each of upper and lower areas between the hunters and a panther ? is on each of the sides of the central circle. The square panel is surrounded by an area of looped weft. The design is like 01.8353. Design shows Roman influence.
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Credit Line
Gift of Miss Louise M. Nathurst
Egyptian (Coptic), Early Byzantine, 4th–6th century A.D.
Dimensions
Height x width: 51.5 x 45 cm (20 1/4 x 17 11/16 in.)
Medium or Technique
Linen and wool; eccentric weft and hatching
Collections
Textiles and Fashion Arts
Classifications
Textiles