Textile Fragment with Hunting Scene, 8th century, Attributed to Egypt or Syria, Silk; samite, Textile: H. 9 1/2 in. ( cm

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Textile Fragment with Hunting Scene, 8th century, Attributed to Egypt or Syria, Silk; samite, Textile: H. 9 1/2 in. ( cm), Textiles-Woven, This silk fragment depicts a mounted hunter aiming at a leaping panther in an oval roundel with scrolling vegetation. It is closely related to early Byzantine examples woven in Egypt. The motif of hunters on horseback with bows and arrows originates in Sasanian Iran but made its way into Byzantine heraldry, where it was adapted and classicized

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Size: 3608px × 5612px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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