Dragons Chasing Flaming Pearls
Cleveland Museum of Art

Dragons Chasing Flaming Pearls

1200s or earlier

silk and gold thread: tapestry
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

The metal thread used in this weaving is fabricated from very thin strips of parchment with applied gold and silver leaf that are then wound around a core of yellow silk.

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