The Metropolitan Museum Journal, v. 6 (1972)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART JOURNAL | VOLUME 6

"Two Riddles of the Queen of Sheba"

Ostoia, Vera K.

1972

24 pages

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Vera Ostoia

Met Art in Publication

Two Riddles of the Queen of Sheba, Linen warp; wool, linen and metallic wefts, Upper Rhenish — Two Riddles of the Queen of Sheba
ca. 1490–1500

Fragment of a rug or hanging, Wool (Ghiordes knot: ca. 100 to the sq. in., held with 3-ply alternating weft), probably German — Fragment of a rug or hanging
late 15th–early 16th century

The Queen of Sheba before Solomon, François Collignon French, Engraving — The Queen of Sheba before Solomon
François Collignon
1631

Clasp, Copper alloy, gilding, South Netherlandish — Clasp
ca. 1200