Shroud of Charlemagne, pictured in quadriga: silk, made in Constantinople 9th AD, Musée National du Moyen Âge, Paris.pic.twitter.com/OFclRqOvSj
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@ClassAssocNI @QueensClassics Oh, good question--had assumed mythological, given the subjects of other known Coptic textiles & halo?
@caitlinrgreen @QueensClassics Could the halo mean St Ariadne?
@ClassAssocNI @QueensClassics Poss, not sure at that date, but cf Ariadne+Dionysus on textiles of similar date? eghttps://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/616706791217328128 …
@caitlinrgreen @QueensClassics Very similar to Ariadne. Strange to see pagan Coptic art with how violently Christian 4th/5th c. Egypt was?
@ClassAssocNI @QueensClassics absolutely--and into the 6thC perhaps? Eg https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/577767456741203968 …
@caitlinrgreen @QueensClassics Would be interesting to know who was making them. Alexandrian Christians, while loud, not the only voice?
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