/internal/media/dispatcher/585031/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailFragment of a silk roundel7th-8th century A.D.Height x length: 19.5 x 20 cm (7 11/16 x 7 7/8 in.)SilkThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection51.5700Roundel of purple and white weft silk twill. Design of two Amazons on horseback hunting leopards with bows and arrows. Border encloses connected heart-shaped leaves and floral motifs. Roundel composition reflects Sasanian influence. Other fragments of this silk are in Dumbarton Oaks, Textile Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum; similar pieces are in Berlin and in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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