Fragment with falconer riding a bull in a rondel

1000s–1100s (radiocarbon date, 95% probability) Overall: 28 x 25.4 cm (11 x 10 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1968.246

The princely sport of falconry was frequently represented in medieval luxury silks. Here, the falconer wears a jeweled turban, the most significant item of men’s dress, and rides sidesaddle on a bull. His tunic displays two small designs: overlapping octagons and the conventio...

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