The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Embroidered Mantle Fragment

Embroidered Mantle Fragment

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Embroidered Mantle Fragment

Embroidered Mantle Fragment

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Embroidered Mantle Fragment

Date:: 3rd–2nd century BCE
Geography:: Peru
Culture:: Paracas
Medium:: Camelid hair, cotton
Dimensions:: Overall: 4 x 4 1/4 in. (10.16 x 10.8 cm) Other: 4 in. (10.16 cm)
Classification:: Textiles-Woven
Credit Line:: Gift of George D. Pratt, 1933
Accession Number:: 33.149.69

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