Harvard Art Museums > 2002.318.9: Roundel: Animals Around a Hunter Textile Arts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Roundel: Animals Around a Hunter , 2002.318.9,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 15, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/315204. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2002.318.9 Title Roundel: Animals Around a Hunter Classification Textile Arts Work Type textile Culture Coptic Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/315204 Physical Descriptions Medium Linen and wool, tapestry woven Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Carroll F. Wales Accession Year 2002 Object Number 2002.318.9 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Roundel containing purple animals running around an inner roundel. Innermost roundel contains a human figure, possibly a hunter holding a shield. This human figure is surrounded by a purple serrated border within a thick dark blue ring. Details of the animals and human are created with the flying shuttle technique. The main roundel has a solid purple border inside a blue wave scroll pattern that changes direction at the top of the roundel. Yellow fabric outside the roundel. Yellow warps in the tapestry woven area. Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
