Roundel with Amazons and a Cross, 7th–9th century (?), Made in Egypt or Syria (?), Byzantine, Weft-faced compound twill (samit) in green, beige, and brownish silk, Overall: 8 3/16 x 8 1/4in. (20.8 x 20.9cm), Textiles-Woven, This silk fragment features two bare-breasted Amazons, or female warriors, who aim arrows at the rampant lions beneath their horses’ hooves. It is possible to trace the long popularity of this ancient iconography thanks to the large surviving numbers of similar silks in various colors and quality of weave
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Roundel, Amazons, Cross, 7th–9th century, Egypt, Syria, Byzantine, Weft-faced compound twill, samit, green, beige, brownish silk, Overall, 8 3/16 x 8 1/4in, 20.8 20.9cm, Textiles-Woven, silk, fragment, features, two, bare-breasted, female warriors, aim arrows, rampant lions, beneath, horses, hooves, possible, trace, long popularity, ancient iconography, thanks, large surviving, numbers, silks, various colors, quality, weave
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