Roundel with Amazons, from a tunic

600s-800s

Maker Unknown

Textiles

Roundel with Amazons, from a tunic, 600s-800s. Egypt or possibly Syria. Samite: silk; overall: 22.2 x 23.5 cm (8 3/4 x 9 1/4 in.); mounted: 31.1 x 31.8 cm (12 1/4 x 12 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1952.104

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Textile
Formatted Medium: samite: silk
Medium: samite, silk
Dimensions: Overall: 22.2 x 23.5 cm (8 3/4 x 9 1/4 in.); Mounted: 31.1 x 31.8 cm (12 1/4 x 12 1/2 in.)
Departments: Textiles
Accession Number: 1952.104
Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Exhibitions: The Twain Shall Meet, Coptic Textile Rotation
Rights Statement: CC0