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Roundel: Animals Around a Hunter
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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.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Carroll F. Wales
Title: Roundel: Animals Around a Hunter
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.
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