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This wool textile depicts a mythological animal, a theme popular on textiles from the 6th to 9th century. The tapestry weave technique with the iconography suggests the piece was a copy of a silk textile. The piece is likely a smaller fragment of a larger hanging used in a domestic context.
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Title: Wool Roundel with Mythological Animal
Date: 7th–9th century
Culture: Egyptian
Medium: Polychrome wool and undyed linen; tapestry weave
Dimensions:
8 3/8 × 5 3/16 in. (21.3 × 13.1 cm)
Mount: 11 5/8 × 8 1/16 × 1 3/16 in. (29.5 × 20.4 × 3 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Woven
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Marilyn Jenkins-Madina, in loving memory of her husband, Professor Maan Z. Madina, 2018
Object Number: 2018.913.5
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