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Square with Europa and the Bull

Coptic (Artist)

Byzantine (Artist)

9th-10th century

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.

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.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
5/13/2013	Examination	examined

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Egypt (Place of Origin)

Measurements

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

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Acquired by Henry Walters

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Not on view

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83.462

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Square with Europa and the Bull

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Geographies

Measurements

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Accession Number In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

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Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.