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The Lion Strangler
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The Lion Strangler

early–mid-12th century · Medium: silk, gilded vellum with silk core Technique: two integrated plain weave structures (lampas) Label: silk and metallic lampas

From the collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Fragment of woven silk with large tangent roundels. Each roundel contains a symmetrical design of a bearded man strangling a lion in each arm. A small animal is under each lion's feet and a pair of small birds appear between the strangler's feet. The roundel frame consists of confronted griffons with pearl guard bands.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s own description
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Credit lineThe Lion Strangler. early–mid-12th century. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Gift of John Pierpont Morgan. CC0.
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