EVA Visual Arts in Europe: An Open History

Artwork

Mantle of Roger II of Sicily

1133-1134

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kaisewrliche Schatzkammer, Vienna, Austria

Manteau de cérémonie en soie rouge brodée d'or, orné de deux lions affrontés terrassant des chameaux de part et d'autre d'un palmier stylisé.
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Details

Title(s)
  • Mantle of Roger II of Sicily
Date of creation
1133-1134
Materials and techniques
Silk, gold threads, pearls and precious stones
Place of conservation
  • Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kaisewrliche Schatzkammer, Vienna, Austria
External links
Rights
  • Public Domain
Subject(s)
figurative, colorful, secular, historical, depicted, dressed, precious, object, animal