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Source Description
This panel depicting a lion and leopard hunt likely decorated a larger curtain or wall hanging.Curtains and wall hangings were used in private homes, as well as in public and religious buildings, to prevent drafts, divide spaces, and provide privacy. The tapestry weave of this piece is ideal for such textiles, as it produces a design that can be viewed from either side.Though found and probably manufactured in Egypt, this tapestry fragment shows strong Sassanian influence in the stylized animals, as well as in the depiction of the landscape. Close parallels exist in contemporary sculpture.
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Document identity
localId
25703
label
Wall Hanging or Curtain Fragment with Hunt Scene
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
25703
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Wall Hanging or Curtain Fragment with Hunt Scene
description
This panel depicting a lion and leopard hunt likely decorated a larger curtain or wall hanging.Curtains and wall hangings were used in private homes, as well as in public and religious buildings, to prevent drafts, divide spaces, and provide privacy. The tapestry weave of this piece is ideal for such textiles, as it produces a design that can be viewed from either side.Though found and probably manufactured in Egypt, this tapestry fragment shows strong Sassanian influence in the stylized animals, as well as in the depiction of the landscape. Close parallels exist in contemporary sculpture.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris (?) [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1973, by purchase.
date
6th-7th century (Early Byzantine)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Textiles
tapestries
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
22.9
height
64.1
dimensionsRaw
9 x 25 1/4 in. (22.9 x 64.1 cm)
Source extras
med
wool, linen
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
BYZ
TAF
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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8e89dd6dbd1bcc01