A battle between Arabs, Persians and Ethiopians & enthroned ruler
Coptic textile fragment of legging, Egypt, late 6th or early 7th century, Musee des Tissus, Lyon, France

p.59, Early decorative textiles by W. Fritz Volbach

Jambière historiée
Tapisserie, armure toile, dominante trame, à relais, duites courbes et ressauts. Laine.
H. 71 cm, l. 53 cm (laize) ; H. 80 cm, l. 67 cm (monté)
Antinoé, fouilles Albert Gayet, treizième campagne, 1908 , deuxième quart du VIe siècle-deuxième quart du VIIe siècle.
MT 28928.

Historiated legging.
Tapestry weave, dominant frame relay, picks curves and jumps. Wool.
Height 71 cm , Width 53 cm; H. 80 cm, W. 67 cm (mounted)
Antinoe, Albert Gayet excavations, thirteenth year, 1908, second quarter of the sixth century-second quarter of the seventh century
MT 28928.

Referenced on p.53, EH - 071 - The Great Islamic Conquests AD 632-750 by David Nicolle
A battle between Arabs, Persians and probably Ethiopians, depicted on a Coptic textile fragment from Egypt, late 6th or early 7th century. The subject is so unusual for a textile woven in early Christian Egypt that it may have been made during the brief Sassanian occupation at the start of the 7th century, or shortly after Egypt fell under Arab-Islamic rule. The fact that the horseman in the centre appears to be using stirrups would suggest the latter date. (Musee des Tissus, Lyon, France)

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A battle between Arabs, Persians and Ethiopians & enthroned ruler Coptic textile fragment of legging, Egypt, late 6th or early 7th century, Musee des Tissus, Lyon, France

A battle between Arabs, Persians and Ethiopians & enthroned ruler
Coptic textile fragment of legging, Egypt, late 6th or early 7th century, Musee des Tissus, Lyon, France