MAKE A MEME View Large Image Egyptian - Garment Decoration ("Segmentum") with Figures Under an Arcade - Walters 83485.jpg The popularity of the cult of Dionysus which was initially introduced to Egypt by the early Ptolemy rulers in the 3rd century BC and continued into ...
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Keywords: Egyptian - Garment Decoration ("Segmentum") with Figures Under an Arcade - Walters 83485.jpg The popularity of the cult of Dionysus which was initially introduced to Egypt by the early Ptolemy rulers in the 3rd century BC and continued into early Byzantine times 4th-7th century resulted in numerous textiles such as this garment panel featuring Dionysiac themes The segmentum ornamental tunic patch depicts dancers involved in what was probably intended to be a Dionysiac dance to celebrate regeneration and rebirth The commonly used grape vine border which frames the central portion of the panel also acts as an allusion to Dionysus and to renewal and prosperity associated with him century 5 6 Late Antique wool linen Overall cm 40 2 34 8 ; Left fragment A cm 40 3 9 ; Top fragment B cm 10 2 30 9 ; Bottom fragment C cm 8 24 ; Right fragment D cm 27 9 4 accession number 83 485 14323 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Byzantine and Early Russian art in the Walters Art Museum Byzantine textiles in Egypt Textiles in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Byzantine Egyptian dance Ancient Egyptian linen
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