Tapestry Fragment, 700-1370s. Creator: Unknown.

Tapestry Fragment, 700-1370s. Creator: Unknown.

2-742-825 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Tapestry Fragment, 700-1370s. The prominent figure duplicated on this brightly coloured fragment is known today simply as a "Lord," a term that reveals uncertainty about his identity but confidence in his prestige, conveyed in part by his elaborate headdress. Whether a king or a deity, he was crucially important to the north coast Lambayeque (lahm-buy- yek -kay) (Sicán) people, who portrayed him repeatedly in many media and objects, including the large gold beaker shown elsewhere in the gallery. The geometric motif that repeats in the nine central squares is unidentified.


Image Details


Medium
  1. Camelid fiber and cotton, tapestry weave

Picture Type
  1. Textile

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3486x8000
File Size : 81,704kb


Aliases

  1. 1991.223
  1. 155934
  1. 0940022320
  1. 1991.223
  1. 2-742-825
  1. 2742825

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