Orbiculum
10th century (Early Byzantine)
Wool and linen
Warp: 1 ply undyed wool spun left
weft: 1 ply undyed wool spun left
weft: 1 ply undyed linen spun left
weft: 1 ply blue wool soun left
Technique: Tapestry
This roundel called and orbiculum would have decorated a tunic. A flowering tree divides the roundel in four segments. In the lower tier two birds of prey face each other while at the top two naked figures (possibly putti) sit holding the tree tendrils with their right hand.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
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11/5/2014 | Examination | examined for condition; examined for exhibition |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: 4 3/16 x 4 3/4 in. (10.7 x 12 cm),
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1922
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.
83.468