Cleopatra Dissolving the Pearl from a set of The Story of Antony and Cleopatra
Object type: Tapestry
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Flemish, Brussels
Artist: Justus van Egmont|Jan van Leefdael
Artist bio: Flemish, Leiden 1601–1674 Antwerp|Brussels, active 1644–60
Artist role: Designer|Maker
Artist nationality: Flemish| 
Date: designed ca. 1650, woven 1650–77
Medium: Wool, silk, silver and silver-gilt thread (20-22 warps per inch, 8-9 per cm.)
Dimensions: H. 166 x W. 129 inches 421.6 x 327.7 cm
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Credit line: Bequest of Elizabeth U. Coles, in memory of her son, William F. Coles, 1892
Accession year: 1892
Tags: Fruit|Cleopatra|Men|Women|Cupid