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Square with Europa and the Bull

Title	Square with Europa and the Bull
Publication Date:	9th-10th century
Publication Place	- The Walters Art Museum
Subject	Culture: Coptic \| more \| less
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Dimensions: Overall: 14 3/16 x 13 3/4 in. (36 x 35 cm)
Library:	Digital Library of the Middle East
Library Asset ID	83.462
Record ID	walters-27143
Library Location	The Walters Art Museum
Date	9th-10th century
Notes	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.For the latest information about this object, garments; panel, visit art.thewalters.org. \| Dynasty: \| Inscriptions: \| Reign: \| Style: \| more \| less
Parçası Olduğu	Medieval Art
Malzeme	wool and linen warp: 1 ply pink wool s spun weft: 1 ply wool weft: brown, purple, red, green, saffron, undyed linen Technique: split tapestry, warps single weft dovetailed Thread Count: 10 warp, 60 weft.

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Square with Europa and the Bull

Publication Date 9th-10th century

Publication Place - The Walters Art Museum

Subject Culture: Coptic | more | less

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Dimensions: Overall: 14 3/16 x 13 3/4 in. (36 x 35 cm)

Library Digital Library of the Middle East

Library Asset ID 83.462

Record ID walters-27143

Library Location The Walters Art Museum

Date 9th-10th century

Notes 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.For the latest information about this object, garments; panel, visit art.thewalters.org. | Dynasty: | Inscriptions: | Reign: | Style: | more | less

Parçası Olduğu Medieval Art

Malzeme wool and linen warp: 1 ply pink wool s spun weft: 1 ply wool weft: brown, purple, red, green, saffron, undyed linen Technique: split tapestry, warps single weft dovetailed Thread Count: 10 warp, 60 weft.