Textile Fragment
ca. AD200-400 (made)
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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.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tapestry-woven wool and linen with embroidery |
| Brief description | Textile fragment of tapestry-woven wool and linen, possibly made in Akhmim, Egypt, ca. AD 200-400 |
| Physical description | 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. |
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| Credit line | Given by University College London |
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| Summary | 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. |
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| Accession number | T.218-1975 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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