Hestia Tapestry

"Hestia full of Blessings" Egypt, 6th century tapestry in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection

The Hestia Tapestry is a Byzantine tapestry, made in Egypt during the 6th century AD, and now in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection in Washington DC. It is a late representation of the goddess, who it identifies in Greek as “Hestia Polyolbos" (Hestia full of Blessings). Its history and symbolism are discussed in Friedlander (1945).[1]

References

  1. ↑ Friedlander, Paul. (1945). Documents of Dying Paganism. University of California Press.


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