Panel, Medium: silk, metal-wrapped silk, and metal embroidery on silk foundation Technique: embroidered in satin, chain, knot, stem, and couching stitches on 7&1 satin foundation, Small embroidered panel with two scenes from the Labors of Hercules: in the lower left corner, Hercules with the three-headed dog, and in the lower right corner, Hercules wrestling with a lion. A monkey sits between these two scenes, while a deer, a warthog, and a dog fill the background. Framed by a curving border of berries. Embroidered in gold metallic threads and polychrome silks on an ivory silk foundation

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Size: 6585px × 4966px
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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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