Indian Zari Panel, 19th C. Velvet with gold and silver thread embroidery, beads and sequins, silk lining. Size: 13'' x 52'' x '' (33 x 132 x cm). This pictorial Zari panel of velvet with images of three dancers, a deer, an elephant bearing a rider and a plant flanked by two birds. They are all contained in small rectangles within floral borders. At first glance this would seem like a typical Zari work but the usage of beads, the variety of stitchwork and the backing material point to an early date and commissioned origin.

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