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Tapestry roundel
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Islamic
7th–9th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Linen and wool tapestry
Dimensions
Overall: 17.5 x 18 cm (6 7/8 x 7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number96.235
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWarp of linen, ground of red wool, design of two mounted archers or hunters (?) and four dogs in the lower half of the roundel, in light and dark brown, yellow, and green wool and natural-colored linen, ground of border of dark brown; design shows Byzantine influence.