大英博物館のインスタグラム(britishmuseum) - 10月30日 03時10分

Our #EgyptExhibition charts the change from a world of many gods to the worship of one God as Jews, Christians and Muslims transformed this ancient land.
With the reign of Constantine I (AD 306–337), Christianity became the favoured religion of the imperial household. Egypt’s resources now flowed to his new capital, Constantinople – also known as Byzantium or the ‘New Rome’. Christians drew upon Jewish and classical art, adopting the style of the Roman basilica (a public building housing law courts) for their churches, and adapting imagery of the deified emperor and traditional gods.
These hangings may have been used as door curtains in a Christian building. At the top, two winged Roman victory figures hold a wreath containing a jewelled cross with a Greek inscription. Above them are chubby babies, personifying love, standing among baskets of produce and holding flower garlands. The curtains have survived nearly intact thanks to Egypt's arid climate and because they were reused as a burial shroud.
Pair of curtains with Christian and classical imagery. Egypt, Akhmim, 6th–7th century AD.
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