Roundel with Mounted Horseman Spearing a Lion, probably 7th–8th century, Attributed to Egypt, Akhmim (former Panopolis), Silk; twill weave (?), 6.37 in. high 6.00 in. wide (16.5 cm high 15.2 cm wide), Textiles, 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
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Roundel, Mounted Horseman Spearing, Lion, 7th–8th century, Attributed, Egypt, Akhmim, former Panopolis, Silk, twill weave, 6.37, high 6.00, wide, 16.5 cm high 15.2 wide, Textiles, roundel, cut, perhaps, antiquity, repeat pattern, silk, textile, typifies, type, ruler, hero, saint imagery, spread, Byzantine Empire, Silks, intricate patterns, woven, draw looms
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