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Mantle

c. 600–400 BCE · embroidery on wool ground

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Extremely dry conditions on Peru's desert coast allow for the extraordinary preservation of textiles.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description

Credit lineMantle, c. 600–400 BCE. Peru, South Coast, Paracas. Embroidery on wool ground; average: 137.2 x 195.6 cm (54 x 77 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1940.515

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