Stole with the Martyrdom of St. Catherine, ca. 1200, Made in Rhineland, Germany, German, Silk with linen underlay, Overall: 7 3/4 x 19 1/4in. (19.7 x 48.9cm), Textiles-Embroidered, This embroidery traces the legend of the martyrdom of Saint Catherine. On the left, Catherine debates the merits of Christianity with the pagan emperor, Maxentius, and at the center she is tortured on his wheel of fortune
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Stole, Martyrdom, St, Catherine, ca, 1200, Rhineland, Germany, German, Silk, linen underlay, Overall, 7 3/4 x 19 1/4in, 19.7 48.9cm, Textiles-Embroidered, embroidery, traces, legend, martyrdom, Saint Catherine, left, Catherine debates, merits, Christianity, pagan emperor, Maxentius, center, tortured, wheel, fortune
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