coolancientstuff: Coptic tapestry of ArtemisEgypt, 4th–6th century, resist-dyed linen, h. 19
coolancientstuff: Coptic tapestry of Artemis Egypt, 4th–6th century, resist-dyed linen, h. 194 cm, w. c. 600 cm, Abegg-Stiftung Museum, Riggisberg, Switzerland The centrepiece of this monumental hanging is Artemis, goddess of hunting. Armed with bow and arrow, she is shown here in her temple striding ahead in resolute haste. To the left of her are some of the great hunters of Greek mythology: Actaeon, Narcissus, Meleager and Adonis, while to the right are scenes of hunters fighting wild beasts. The images were produced by resist dyeing, a method which entailed painting the motifs onto a light linen cloth in a paste made of resin and wax. The cloth was then immersed in a vat of dye so that when the paste was later removed, the figures and ornaments showed up as much paler than the indigo dyed ground. [image description: two photos of the tapestry described above, which is fragmentary and has white figures on a deep blue ground. the first photo is a detail of the centerpiece showing artemis. the second is a photo of the whole tapestry, laid out in its fragmentary state.] -- source link
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