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Antependium or Altar Frontal

1695
Not on view
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title:
    Antependium or Altar Frontal
  • Date:
    1695
  • Geography:
    Made in New Julfa
  • Culture:
    Armenian
  • Medium:
    Silk with silver, and silver-gilded threads wrapped around a silk core
  • Dimensions:
    39 × 87 3/8 in. (99 × 222 cm)
  • Classification:
    Textiles-Embroidered
  • Credit Line:
    Holy See of Cilicia, Antelias, Lebanon (1084)
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters