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Description: | Eight pointed star medallion in brown purple wool on undyed linen. 4 of the points enclose a serrated leaf pattern, presumably vine. Intricate interlace is in the Centre. Such medallions were used to decorate tunics in the first millennium AD. Looks similar to late Roman pieces in Pritchard, F. 2004 'Clothing Culture. Dress in Egypt in the First millennium B.C. Clothing from Egypt in the collection of The Whitworth Art Gallery, The University of Manchester.' Manchester. Similar to 5th-6th century medallion in Lewis, S. 1969 'Early Coptic Textiles'. The eight pointed star is a Bryzantine motif of the fourth to sixth century AD (Lewis 1974, 171) -Lewis, S. 1974. 'Review of 'Coptic Textiles in the Brroklyn Museum' by Deborah Thompson' JEA 33, 1. 169-171). Erikson (1997, 139) states that eight had a cosmological meaning of eternity and heavenly harmony and the eighth day was the day of Christ's resurrection (Erikson, M. 1997 'Textiles in Egypt 200-1500 AD in Swedish Collections' University of Gottenburg). Vine leaves are found in Roman and Coptic art and belong to both the Dionysian and Christian religions (Erikson 1997, 101). (Erikson, M. 1997 'Textiles in Egypt 200-1500 AD in Swedish Collections' University of Gottenburg). | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Rights holder: | University of Swansea, Egypt Centre | Subjects: | [none] | Temporal: | 400 A.D.-700 A.D.
First millennium A.D. | Source: | Egypt Centre | Identifier: | http://www.egyptcentre.org.uk/index.asp?... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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