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The Sampul tapestry is a Hellenistic woolen wall-hanging dating from 3rd–2nd century BCE found in Sampul, Tarim Basin, China.〔Wood 2002, p. 37, p. 255〕 ==Description== The full tapestry is 48 cm wide and 230 cm long.〔Hansen 2012, p. 285, fn. 6〕 The centaur fragment is 45 cm by 55 cm, warrior's face fragment is 48 cm by 52 cm.〔Zhao 2004, p. 194〕 The recovered tapestry only constitutes the left decorative border of what would be a much bigger wall hanging.〔Zhao 2004, p. 194〕 The tapestry depicts a soldier, probably Greek, and a centaur.〔Time Life 1993, p. 81; Wood 2002, p. 37; Hansen 2012, pl. 13 image + text, p. 202〕 Accounting for the losses, the soldier would be about six times as tall as the centaur.〔Zhao 2004, p.195〕 Due to the findspot's heavy looting, the exact date of the textile is uncertain; it's been variously given as: 3rd century BC to 4th century AD,〔Hansen 2012, pl. 13 text〕 Han period (206 BC to 220 AD),〔Time Life 1993, p. 81〕 2nd century BC to 2nd century AD,〔Zhao 2004, p. 194〕〔(Image gallery ) for the ''Secrets of the Silk Road'' exhibition at the Penn Museum〕 or 3rd to 2nd century BC.〔Wood 2002, p. 255〕 The tapestry is made of wool.〔Wood 2002, p. 37; Zhao 2004, p. 194〕 It is probably a Greek work from Central Asia. It uses more than 24 threads of different colours. The soldier has Western-looking, probably Greek, handsome features.〔Time Life 1993, p. 81; Wood 2002, p. 37; Hansen 2012, p. 202〕 He is notably blue eyed.〔Time Life 1993, p. 81〕 He is identified as a warrior by the spear he is holding in his hand as well as a dagger tucked on his waist.〔Zhao 2004, p. 194; Hansen 2012, p. 202〕 He wears a tunic with rosette motifs. His headband could be a diadem, the symbol of kingship in the Hellenistic world, as represented on Macedonian and other Greek coins. The centaur is playing a horn while wearing a cape and a hood.〔Hansen 2012, pl. 13 text; Zhao 2004, p. 194〕 Surrounding him is a diamond-shaped floral ornament.〔Zhao 2004, p. 194〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sampul tapestry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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