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Tapestry with Archers in Medallion
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Tapestry with adorsed archers performing Parthian shots inside a medallion. Four spotted felines in the medallion’s foreground. The design is executed in a light thread against a red background. The left archer wears a rayed crown, the other a turban. The archers also hold bows of different styles.
The linen warps run perpendicular to the design.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of The Hagop Kevorkian Foundation in memory of Hagop Kevorkian
Title: Tapestry with Archers in Medallion
Description:
Tapestry with adorsed archers performing Parthian shots inside a medallion.
Four spotted felines in the medallion’s foreground.
The design is executed in a light thread against a red background.
The left archer wears a rayed crown, the other a turban.
The archers also hold bows of different styles.
The linen warps run perpendicular to the design.
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