The Story of the Trojan War, The Battle with Sagittary and the Conference at Achilles’ Tent
Date Description Source Reference
1470 -1490 A.D. B& W. Six bell tents. 

Dark bell tent, multi-lobed apex, lines descend from the apex probably indicating panel definition, spear head shaped decoration rises above the valance, the three point guy rope attachment goes through the top of the valance and the ends can be seen above the top of the valance, the valance itself is decorated by a number of letters in pearls interspersed with flowers (“E*S*G*P*”) and has a fringe, there appears to be a grilled window on the left hand side of the door (See “Le Cueur d'Amours Espris”), the walls are in a ‘camo’ design, the bottom edge of the wall has a decorative band and fringe, bottom edge guy ropes and pegs are visible on left. 

Only parts of the five Greek bell tents on the lift background are visible. 
1. Dark bell tent, some inscription along the valance. 2. Small square banner flies from a tope a ball apex, two shades of decoration on roof, a line of pearls then a fringe decorate the valance. 3. Dark bell tent, valance out lined in white lines, then a fringe. Only parts of the roofs of the next two are visible.

 “13a. Scenes from The Story of the Trojan War, The Battle with Sagittary and the Conference at Achilles’ Tent. Southern Netherlands, probably produced through Pasquier Grenier of Tournai, 1470 - 1490. 

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.” 

Cavallo, A.S., Medieval Tapestries in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1993, p. 230.

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