Roundel with Mounted Warriors and a Lion
Unknown artist
Date: probably 6th–7th century
Medium: Linen; plain weave, embroidered in silk
Dimensions: H. 8 in. (20.3 cm) W. 7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Embroidered
Country: Egypt
Gift of George F. Baker, 1890
Date range
500 – 699
Largest dimension
20.3 cm
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