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Antique Tapestry 10'5'' X 15'0'', Item # 56270

Type: TAPESTRY
Origin: FLEMISH
Circa: 17 Century
Size/Feet & Inches: 10'5'' x 15'0''
Size/Meters: 3.18 x 4.57
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Item Number: 56270

 

A Flemish mythological tapestry from the 17th century, depicting the Spartan king, Menelaus, seated at left, sending his brother Agamemnon and the Greek troops to Troy to recover his wife, Helen, who had been abducted by Paris, thus starting the Trojan War. Enclosed within a narrow monochromatic border. Wool with silk inlay.

 

Antique tapestry - # 56270
Antique tapestry - # 56270
Antique tapestry - # 56270
Antique tapestry - # 56270
Antique tapestry - # 56270