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Roundel with Mounted Horseman Spearing a Lion

probably 7th–8th century
Not on view
This roundel was cut, perhaps in antiquity, from a repeat pattern silk textile and typifies a type of ruler/hero/saint imagery that spread throughout the Byzantine Empire. Silks with such intricate patterns were woven on draw looms.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Roundel with Mounted Horseman Spearing a Lion
  • Date: probably 7th–8th century
  • Geography: Attributed to Egypt, Akhmim (former Panopolis)
  • Medium: Silk; twill weave (?)
  • Dimensions: H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
    W. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles
  • Credit Line: Gift of George F. Baker, 1890
  • Object Number: 90.5.6
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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