Cleveland Museum of Art
Fragmentary roundel with eagle in gold ground
- Date
- 1000s
- Medium
- linen, silk, and gold filé: plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave
- Culture
- Egypt, Fatimid period
- Department
- Textiles
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
This plain weave fragment contains an ornamental bird with outstretched wings encircled by a pearled frame. The gold threads were not beaten up and therefore form loose, open weave in contrast to rest of the silk tapestry.
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