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Square with Lion, Human Figures, and Hybrid Creatures

Square with Lion, Human Figures, and Hybrid Creatures

Textile ArtsCoptic5th century

Square with Lion, Human Figures, and Hybrid Creatures

5th century

Description

Tapestry square with red, yellow, green, and dark blue yarns. In central medallion is a lion. Human figures, birds, and ambiguous forms holdings (putti holding baskets?) surround the lion inside red lobes. Plants with yellow and green flowers against a yellow field. Hybrid creatures in the four corners against dark blue field.

Classification

Textile Arts

Technique

Tapestry

Medium

Wool and linen

Culture

Coptic

Period

Byzantine period

Century

5th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

25.4 x 22.86 cm (10 x 9 in.)

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