Square with Lion, Human Figures, and Hybrid Creatures
Coptic
Tapestry square with red, yellow, green, and dark blue yarns. In central medallion is a lion. Human figures, birds, and ambiguous forms holdings (putti holding baskets?) surround the lion inside red lobes. Plants with yellow and green flowers against a yellow field. Hybrid creatures in the four corners against dark blue field.
Wool and linen
Byzantine period