Band, Medium: silk, metallic yarn on linen Technique: back stitch embroidery and couched metallic-wrapped silk on plain weave, Design shows a stiffly curving stylized vine through which move a lion pursuing a youth, a cupid (?) blindfolded with bow and arrow, a dragon, and birds. The gold thread is couched on, to produce the main body of the design, and is outlined in red silk, in part of the piece, then pale pink silk. Metal-wrapped silk couched by silk of various colors, padded couching, couched loops of metal-wrapped silk, attached coils of flat metal strips.

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Size: 13408px × 1585px
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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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