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Source Description
This tapestry square can be interpreted as a representation of Europa and the Bull. Europa holds a small bird in her raised right hand. Nereids and dancers holding staffs surround the central medallion. The myhological scene is rendered in a very schematic form. A similar example is in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum of Art ( acc. n. 41.800). The extreme geometrization is characteristic of textiles made after the Muslim conquest.
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Document identity
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27143
label
Square with Europa and the Bull
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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27143
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object
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normalized
title
Square with Europa and the Bull
description
This tapestry square can be interpreted as a representation of Europa and the Bull. Europa holds a small bird in her raised right hand. Nereids and dancers holding staffs surround the central medallion. The myhological scene is rendered in a very schematic form. A similar example is in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum of Art ( acc. n. 41.800). The extreme geometrization is characteristic of textiles made after the Muslim conquest.
date
9th-10th century
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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panel
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
36
height
35
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 14 3/16 x 13 3/4 in. (36 x 35 cm)
Source extras
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Coptic
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wool and linenwarp: 1 ply pink wool s spunweft: 1 ply woolweft: brown, purple, red, green, saffron, undyed linenTechnique: split tapestry, warps single weft dovetailedThread Count: 10 warp, 60 weft.
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6833
6640
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none
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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