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Textile Strip with a Warrior Battling a Dragon, an Angel, and a Horseman Hunting a Lion

7th century CE · Egypt

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Plate 1Textile Strip with a Warrior Battling a Dragon, an Angel, and a Horseman Hunting a Lion, Egypt, 7th century CE, wool, The Walters Art Museum, 83.744.

Photography, unless otherwise attributed, by Ariel Tabritha and Elena Damon.

Catalogue entry locator Printed p. 199, cat. 120 (supplied scan PDF p. 197)

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Textile Strip with a Warrior Battling a Dragon, an Angel, and a Horseman Hunting a Lion, Egypt, 7th century CE, wool, The Walters Art Museum, 83.744.Plate 1 · Photography, unless otherwise attributed, by Ariel Tabritha and Elena Damon. · Printed p. 199, cat. 120 (supplied scan PDF p. 197)

What the record shows

Catalogue no. 120: Textile Strip with a Warrior Battling a Dragon, an Angel, and a Horseman Hunting a Lion. 7th century CE; wool; Egypt.

Date
7th century CE
Object type
Textiles & dress
Recorded place
Egypt
Holding
The Walters Art Museum
Accession
83.744
Source locator
Printed p. 199, cat. 120 (supplied scan PDF p. 197)
Source citation
Christine Sciacca, ed., Ethiopia at the Crossroads (Baltimore: The Walters Art Museum, in association with Yale University Press, 2023).