"Surviving illustrations on silk from the 7th-8th centuries" Topic

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Druzhina	26 Feb 2019 9:42 p.m. PST
I find it interesting that multiple examples of an illustration, on perishable material, can survive for over a thousand years. The most I have found is seven examples of horse-archers on silk: Arab, Syrian or Byzantine Horse Archer on a Coptic Textile, 7th century, Dumbarton Oaks Collection, Washington Egyptian, Syrian or Arab Horse Archer on an Islamic Textile, Egypt or Syria, 7th-8th century, State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg Egyptian, Syrian or Arab Horse Archer on an Islamic Textile, Syria, 8th century, Cleveland Museum of Art Egyptian, Syrian or Arab Horse Archer on an Islamic Textile, Egypt or Syria, 8th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Egyptian or Arab Horse Archer on an Islamic or Byzantine Textile, Egypt or Byzantium, 6th-7th centuries, Victoria and Albert Museum 292-188 Egyptian or Arab Horse Archer on an Islamic or Byazantine Textile, Egypt or Syria, 8th century, Victoria and Albert Museum 817-190 Egyptian or Arab Horse Archer on an Islamic or Byazantine Textile, Egypt or Syria, 8th century, Victoria and Albert Museum 817-190 Comparison of Egyptian or Arab Horse Archers on Islamic or Byzantine Textiles They were perhaps either mass produced or continued to be produced over a long time period for this many to turn up in western museums, as there are probably other survivers in institutions and private hands. There are also 3 of another, similar, design: Arab, Syrian or Byzantine Horse Archers on Silk, 7th-8th Centuries Mirror Sites Comparison of Egyptian or Arab Horse Archers on Islamic or Byzantine Textiles Arab, Syrian or Byzantine Horse Archers on Silk, 7th-8th Centuries Druzhina Illustrations of Arabian Costume & Soldiers
GurKhan	27 Feb 2019 3:19 a.m. PST
You've got the core of a doctoral thesis on silk textile production in there somewhere, Druzhina.
Druzhina	02 Mar 2019 9:37 p.m. PST
Also of interest is that this Coptic, Byzantine, Syrian or Arab Cavalryman on a Coptic Textile, Egypt, 7th century has the same composition as this Victorious Emperor, Coptic-Byzantine Ivory Relief, 7th century. The Walters Art Museum 71.1144 Druzhina Byzantine Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

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