[joan]

I find the embroidered works very impressive. These were both done in the 1300's:

Vatican Sakkos. Byzantine (Constantinople or Thessalonike), 14th century. The Vatican Treasury, Vatican City.

Epitaphios of King Stefan Uros II Milutin. Serbia, ca. 1300 (embroidery); 16th century (velvet border). Silk and velvet; embroidery, gold and silver wire and silver thread; 143.5 x 72 cm (56 1/2 x 28 3/8 in.); with a border, 210 x 132 cm (82 5/8 x 52 in.). Museum of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Belgrade (4660).

[MarMema]

Here is my favorite from the collection. Snickering only slightly...