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An historical Flemish tapestry fragment 16th/17th century 251cm x 231cm overall
5 July 2024, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£5,000 - £8,000
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Helena Gumley
Head of Sale Carpets and Tapestries
An historical Flemish tapestry fragment
16th/17th century
Designed with a battle scene, probably the Battle of Gaugamela, between Darius and Alexander the Great, the young Greek warrior resplendent in his armour central to the violent scene, the whole with later blue outer slip,
251cm x 231cm overall
Designed with a battle scene, probably the Battle of Gaugamela, between Darius and Alexander the Great, the young Greek warrior resplendent in his armour central to the violent scene, the whole with later blue outer slip,
251cm x 231cm overall
Footnotes
The Battle of Gaugamela (sometimes called the Battle of Arbela) took place in 331BC, between the army of Macedon and Persia, about 62 miles west of Erbil, Iraq. Alexander the Great defeated Darius III of Persia, and took 4000 talents, the King's personal chariot and bow and war elephants. Despite being outnumbered, Alexander's army emerged triumphant due to a combination of clever usage of light infantry forces and superior tactics.
It was a humiliating defeat for the Persians but one of Alexander's greatest victories.