Velvet Panel with Hunting Scene, ca. 1540, Attributed to Iran, probably Tabriz, Silk, flat metal thread; cut and voided velvet


Velvet Panel with Hunting Scene, ca. 1540, Attributed to Iran, probably Tabriz, Silk, flat metal thread; cut and voided velvet, Textile: H. 23 5/8 in. (60 cm), Textiles, This polylobed velvet panel is from the interior of a tent used by Kara Mustapha Pasha, an Ottoman military leader, during the siege of Vienna (1683); the tent is said to have been captured by the Austrians as war booty


Size: 3129px × 3214px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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