Author
Unknown
Publication Date
200
Publication Place
Akhmim (made) Egypt (made) -
Subject
Europa
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Diameter: 68mm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.218-1975
Record ID
T.218-1975
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
200
Notes
A small woollen roundel cut from a linen cloth. Possibly Egyptian, ca. AD200-400. Tapestry woven (some slit-tapestry) and some embroidery. The background cloth is undyed linen with the woollen roundel of dark and light cream and black. The central image is of a woman, Europa, riding a bull. There is a duck above her on the right and a fish below her on the left. Scrolling waves are embroidered around the outside of the roundel. In Greek mythology Europa was a Phoenician woman of high lineage. The story of her abduction by Zeus in the form of a white bull was a Cretan story.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Tapestry-woven wool and linen with embroidery Wool Linen Weaving Embroidery Dyeing
Fiziksel açıklama
Textile fragment of a small woollen roundel cut from linen cloth. Tapestry woven (some slit-tapestry) and some embroidery. The background cloth is undyed linen with the woollen roundel of dark and light cream and black. The central image is of a woman, Europa, riding a bull. There is a duck above her on the right and a fish below her on the left. Scrolling waves are embroidered around the outside of the roundel.
Üslup
Late Antique
