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Orphrey
Italian
15th–16th century
Medium/Technique
Brocade
Dimensions
Height x width (a): 25 x 8.5 cm (9 13/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Height x width (b): 9 7/16 x 3 1/8 in. (24 x 8 cm)
Height x width (b): 9 7/16 x 3 1/8 in. (24 x 8 cm)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number93.779a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSoliders guarding the tomb. Woven with red and yellow silk and linen thread, wound with gilded gold beaters' skin (Cyprian gold).