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Wall Hanging or Curtain Fragment with Hunt Scene
This panel depicting a lion and leopard hunt likely decorated a larger curtain or wall hanging.
Curtains and wall hangings were used in private homes, as well as in public and religious buildings, to prevent drafts, divide spaces, and provide privacy. The tapestry weave of this piece is ideal for such textiles, as it produces a design that can be viewed from either side.
Though found and probably manufactured in Egypt, this tapestry fragment shows strong Sassanian influence in the stylized animals, as well as in the depiction of the landscape. Close parallels exist in contemporary sculpture.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris (?) [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1973, by purchase.
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
9 x 25 1/4 in. (22.9 x 64.1 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1973
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
83.717