المؤلف
Unknown
تاريخ النشر
500
مكان النشر
Egypt (made) Byzantine (made) -
الموضوع
Africa Archaeology Textiles Death
النوع
أخرى
اللغة
غير محدد
رقمي
نعم
مخطوط
لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية
Larger piece height: 110mm, Larger piece width: 115mm, Smaller piece height: 95mm, Smaller piece width: 65mm
المكتبة
Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة
2185B-1900
رقم السجل
2185B-1900
موقع المكتبة
Middle East Section
التاريخ
500
ملاحظات
A portion of a samite medallion (in two parts) woven in green and cream/buff. Egypt or Byzantine, ca. AD500-700. There are the remains of a border made of floral icons and guilloche. It encircles a mounted huntsmen with a bow, who is attacking a lion/tiger at the horse's feet. The warrior wears a cloak and the horse has a decorative harness. This image would be repeated, in reverse, within the floral border but the rest of the piece is missing. The pieces are stained and with some holes. Battles between men and animals symbolised the struggle between good and evil in human nature. Similar design as 2185-1900, 2185A-1900, 2186-1900, 292-1889 and 817-1903. Samite (twill woven silk) was thought to originate from Persia under Sassanian rule (AD224-651). It was commonly decorated with pairs of animals and birds and set in pearled lotus roundels. It is often found in Western burials, within church possessions and along the Silk Road. Byzantine weaving workshops took on the samite technique to make it an essential weave of the period. It was a luxury textile of the Middle Ages brought to Europe when the Crusades opened up direct contact with the East. It was forbidden to the middle classes of France under the sumptuary rules c. 1470. [This piece is 2185B-1900 TEX not 2185B-1900]
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Woven silk Silk (Textile) Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama
A portion of a samite medallion (in two parts) woven in green and cream/buff. There are the remains of a border made of floral icons and guilloche. It encircles a mounted huntsmen with a bow, who is attacking a lion/tiger at the horse's feet. The warrior wears a cloak and the horse has a decorative harness. This image would be repeated, in reverse, within the floral border but the rest of the piece is missing. The pieces are stained and with some holes. Battles between men and animals symbolised the struggle between good and evil in human nature. Similar design as 2185-1900, 2185A-1900, 2186-1900, 292-1889 and 817-1903. [This piece is 2185B-1900 TEX not 2185B-1900]
Üslup
Late Antique
