Wool Roundel with Mythological Animal

7th–9th century

Not on view

This wool textile depicts a mythological animal, a theme popular on textiles from the 6th to 9th century. The tapestry weave technique with the iconography suggests the piece was a copy of a silk textile. The piece is likely a smaller fragment of a larger hanging used in a domestic context.

Artwork Details

Overview

Provenance

Title: Wool Roundel with Mythological Animal
Date: 7th–9th century
Culture: Egyptian
Medium: Polychrome wool and undyed linen; tapestry weave
Dimensions: 8 3/8 × 5 3/16 in. (21.3 × 13.1 cm)
Mount: 11 5/8 × 8 1/16 × 1 3/16 in. (29.5 × 20.4 × 3 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Woven
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Marilyn Jenkins-Madina, in loving memory of her husband, Professor Maan Z. Madina, 2018
Object Number: 2018.913.5
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

More Artwork

In the same medium

From the same time and place

A slider containing 5 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.

Fragment of Wall Hanging with Eagle, Tapestry weave in polychrome wool and undyed linen — Fragment of Wall Hanging with Eagle
9th–10th century

Wool textile with Geometric Pattern, Linen, wool, Egyptian — Wool textile with Geometric Pattern
Egyptian
6th–9th century

Textile; curtain, Linen and wool; wool; tapestry and plain weave, including warp<br/>fringes, Byzantine (Akhmim (?), Egypt) — Textile; curtain
Byzantine (Akhmim (?), Egypt)
6th–7th century

Silk Squares on Linen, Silk on linen, Egyptian — Silk Squares on Linen
Egyptian
6th–9th century

Roundel with a Byzantine Emperor, Probably Heraclius, Tapestry weave in red, pale brown, and blue wools and undyed linen on plain-weave ground of undyed linen — Roundel with a Byzantine Emperor, Probably Heraclius
8th century

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.