This textile is a combination of two fragments. The leftmost fragment contains the left half of a roundel with the same pattern as the almost complete roundel to the right, in which two figures face one another. Above the roundels are abstract green trees. The rightmost textile fragment also contains a larger yellow figure reaching toward what is possibly a blue and pink bird. Roundels have jeweled borders.
14 x 17.8 cm (5 1/2 x 7 in.)
Fiber
SpanishWool warps and wefts
CaucasianSilk on cotton
20th centuryAfghanWool and linen, tapestry woven
3rd-5th century CEByzantine'Kesi' thangka mounted as a hanging scroll; silk in tapestry weave with some details painted on the surface in gold and light colors
18th centuryChineseLinen and wool, tapestry woven
5th-6th centuryByzantineTextile fibers
20th centuryGermanTextile fibers
16th centuryFlemish