Silk Sleeve Decoration with Hunters, 700s. This symmetrical sleeve decoration displays a large leaf medallion in the upper panel. Below, mounted horsemen, identified as "Joseph" in Greek, carry maces and men with spears hunt ostrich.

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Size: 3281px × 4293px
Photo credit: © Heritage Art/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 8th, abassid, art, century, cleveland, complementary, egypt, heritage, islamic, late, museum, period, samit, silk, syria, textile, twill, umayyad, unknown, warps, weft-faced