Fragment from tapestry "The Rape of Helen," with soldiers in Paris' company
about 1472
Object PlaceTournai, Flanders
Medium/TechniqueWool and silk, tapestry woven
DimensionsLength x width: 68 x 52.1 cm (26 3/4 x 20 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lindon Smith
Accession number42.170
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ProvenanceBy 1934, Joseph Lindon Smith (b. 1863 - d. 1950), Boston; 1942, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lindon Smith to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 12, 1942)
4th–6th century A.D.
1890s
6th century A.D. (?)
A.D. 1000–1476
19th century
late 19th century
5th–7th century A.D.
400-600
4th–5th century A.D.
after 1820
18th century