3 Roundels with Figural, Animal, and Botanical Decorations

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Brooklyn Museum
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Title:
3 Roundels with Figural, Animal, and Botanical Decorations
Creator:
Coptic
Date:
5th-6th century C.E.
Description:
Three tapestry-woven roundels. Rose-red background. In center, seated genius holding a duck. Background covered with floral motifs. Scroll border. Condition: Poor. Numerous gaps in each roundel.
Type:
Textile
Type (Narrower):
Other Objects
Type (Broader):
Object
Geographic region:
Egypt
Time period:
Late Antique Period
Provenance:
Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
Medium:
Flax, wool
Extent:
16.327.1: 3 in. (7.6 cm) 16.327.2: 3 in. (7.6 cm) 16.327.3: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Rights:
Creative Commons-BY
Identifier:
Accession Number: 16.327.1-.3
Is part of:
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
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