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Fragment of a Band with Male Figure Leading Mounted Female Figure with Falcon

Fragment of a Band with Male Figure Leading Mounted Female Figure with Falcon

16th-17th century
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The forward tilt of the male figure and the horse’s raised hooves create a sense of dynamic movement.

Description

This fragment may depict a hunting scene. A male figure leads a female figure on horseback. The male figure, possibly of non-western heritage, seems to carry a weapon in his right hand and the bird he has hunted in his left.
  • Ida Schiff Collection
    J.H. Wade
    1920-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Milliken, William Mathewson. “Lace and Its Development: I. The Beginnings.” Antiques 1 (May 1922): 211-216. p. 215, no. 9
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1920.1158