Achala
- Location
- Tangut Xixia, excavated from Kara Khoto
- Date
- 13th century
- Material
- pigments on cotton
- Dimensions
- 18 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. (47 x 35 cm), with original silk brocade mount 24 x 18 1/2 in. (61 x 47 cm)
- Collection
- The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg; XX-2375
- Link
- https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/digital-collection/25.+archaeological+artifacts/477179
Achala Silk Tapestry
Composition: Tangut Kingdom (Xixia), possibly produced in Dingzhou (present-day Baoding, Hebei Province, China)
early to mid-13th century
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