Medallion
date: label: Date
content: 6th–7th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Fragment of a large medallion mounted on linen. Traces of tapestry woven linen at edges of medallion. Central motif surrounded by a border of degenerated, geometricized plant motifs. Within the central circle are two confronted animals flanking a plant, with plants or a small animal beneath each. Above, a winged creature (much degraded) has spread wings and visible feet. From left of central medallion, moving clockwise: seated woman working with her hands, possibly spinning. Two small creatures or motifs at base of her seat continue upwards and frame the seated woman. A group of amorphous animal forms; a seated figure; a group of animal and bird forms; a seated women whose actions are not entirely like those of the spinning woman, clearly doing something to a small creature. Amorphous animal and bird forms in areas interspersed by gaps. All figures in direction of warp. Inner border has a running scroll, degraded, containing dots. Next border has degraded and geometricized vegetal ornament. Outer border has step pattern on dark blue.
place: label: made in
content: Egypt
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of John Pierpont Morgan
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1902-1-29
objectType: label: Type
content: woven textiles
label: Type
content: Medallion
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: Warp; S-spun two ply Z-twist linen. Wefts; S-spun linen, S-spun wools. Technique: slit tapestry with supplementary wrapping.
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 37.5 × 34.5 cm (14 3/4 × 13 9/16 in.)