Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian) · textile

Fragment Depicting a Mounted Rider

Accession: 1921.43
Date: 4th-5th century
Materials: ['Linen and wool, slit and dovetailed tapestry weave with eccentric wefts and supplementary wrapping weft details; edged by plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming uncut loop pile']
Repository: Art Institute of Chicago
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Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian), Fragment Depicting a Mounted Rider (1921.43). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/208302

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Description

This fragment of a larger furnishing textile may have covered a bed or a sofa. The purple square, carefully woven with a tapestry technique, features contemporary imagery related to hunting, with a central rider on horseback encircled by medallions of vegetation and animals. The complete piece, comprised largely of loop pile weave, would have functioned as padding to create a soft surface. The inclusion of such a detailed tapestry design demonstrates that even an object made for comfort could also introduce rich and colorful adornment into the home.

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ARTIC-id 80385 tier-2

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