MM 18431
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tapestry, textile fragment
- Object description
- Fragment of decorative roundel (orbiculus), colours red, green, yellow, blue and black. Inside the roundel there are two human figures visible (possibly depicting Joseph with brothers), the centre figure is dressed in a long dress (probably a tunic) with yellow hair and a halo. The other human figure is on the right side facing away from the central figure, he is wearing a shorter dress (or tunic) and has black hair. The figures stand on a horizontal line, which also form the branches of a tree (possibly the Tree of life). At each side of the trunk there is a bird with its head turned away and its claws stretched out from its formless appearance, the components create a symmetrical unit. There is a three band border, the inner band is made up of different coloured section, the middle band is a repetitive flower petal pattern, the outer band has a pattern with ”gems”.
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