Medallion Depicting Addorsed Amazons on Horseback
Object type: Medallion
Department: Islamic Art
Date: 6th–7th century
Medium: Silk; samite (weft-faced compound twill)
Dimensions: Textile: L. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
              W. 7  7/8 in. (20 cm)
Mount: H. 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm)
             W. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm)
             D. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Woven
Geography: Made in    Syria  
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1927
Accession year: 1927
Tags: Amazons|Horses