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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2002.318.9
Title
Roundel: Animals Around a Hunter
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
textile
Culture
Coptic
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/315204

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Linen and wool, tapestry woven

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Carroll F. Wales
Accession Year
2002
Object Number
2002.318.9
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Roundel containing purple animals running around an inner roundel. Innermost roundel contains a human figure, possibly a hunter holding a shield. This human figure is surrounded by a purple serrated border within a thick dark blue ring. Details of the animals and human are created with the flying shuttle technique. The main roundel has a solid purple border inside a blue wave scroll pattern that changes direction at the top of the roundel. Yellow fabric outside the roundel. Yellow warps in the tapestry woven area.

Verification Level

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