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Roundel with Amazons, from a tunic
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About this work
Within a roundel are a pair of mounted Amazons (women warriors) shooting backward at lions, which attack their running horses. The roundel frame is filled with stylized floral motifs and is bordered on the inside by a band of tiny hearts.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineRoundel with Amazons, from a tunic, 600s–800s. Egypt or Syria(?). Samite: silk; overall: 22.2 x 23.5 cm (8 3/4 x 9 1/4 in.); mounted: 31.1 x 31.8 cm (12 1/4 x 12 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1952.104
