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Illustration from a Coptic textile
Roundel with Mounted Warriors and a Lion
Roundel with Mounted Warriors and a Lion. Coptic textile. Akhmim, Egypt, 6th–7th century.
Roundel with Mounted Warriors and a Lion
Date: probably 6th–7th century
Geography: Egypt, Akhmim (former Panopolis)
Culture: Coptic
Medium: Linen; plain weave, embroidered in silk
This scene is reminiscent of depictions of emperors and serves as a rare example of silk embroidery on undyed linen. Only the beige and blue colours survive.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Accession Number: 90.5.16
