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Textile panel with mythological figures

Textile panel with mythological figures

Textile panel with mythological figures

Camelid fiber and pigment; tapestry weave

H: 157; W: 59 cm

Gift of the Merrin Gallery, Inc., New York, to American Friends of the Israel Museum

Accession number:

B02.1612

Arts/Americas

Textile panel with mythological figures

Photo © Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by Inbal Bar Oz

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