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Gladiator samitum

By Jahanara, 1 August, 2021
Time Period
6th C AD
7th C AD
Weave Structure
Samitum
Source
Two Thousand Years of Textiles; The Figured Textiles of Europe and the Near East
Museum
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Museum Number
34.1
Notes

This samitum measure 37.25" by 16". It is a large iece of samitum depicting a gladiator in action. The design used red, white, yellow, blue and green silks. The design is well detailed of a Roman gladiator, which has been stated to be Samson, David and/or Hercules. The design also includeed a lion and a landscape. The design is repeated 4 times across the cloth, the figures alternate direction across the cloth.

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