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Fragmentary roundel with eagle in gold ground
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Fragmentary roundel with eagle in gold ground

1000s · linen, silk, and gold filé: plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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This plain weave fragment contains an ornamental bird with outstretched wings encircled by a pearled frame.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineFragmentary roundel with eagle in gold ground, 1000s. Egypt, Fatimid period. Linen, silk, and gold filé: plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave; overall: 11.2 x 14 cm (4 7/16 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Grace Rainey Rogers in memory of her father, William J. Rainey, 1946.258
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