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English:
The so-called "
Bamberger Gunthertuch
", a
Byzantine silk
tapestry
depicting a Byzantine emperor on his triumphant return from a campaign. He is crowned, bears the labarum and rides a white horse. Originally identified as
Basil II
(by A. Grabar), it is now accepted that he represents
John I Tzimiskes
on his return from the campaign against the Rus' in Bulgaria. He is flanked by two female
tychae
, who personify Constantinople's two
demoi
, the Blues and the Greens. The one on the right offers [possibly] a crown, and the one on the left a triumphal
toupha
headdress. The silk was acquired by Gunther, bishop of Bamberg, in 1064-5, and re-discovered on 22 December 1830 in his grave. The silk is now on display in the treasury of the Bamberg Cathedral.
Deutsch:
Das sogenannte "
Bamberger Gunthertuch
", ein Seidentuch byzantinischer Herkunft, das zum Anlass der triumphalen Rückkehr eines byz. Kaisers hergestellt wurde. Zuerst mit Kaiser
Basileios II.
Triumphzug nach den Bulgarenkriegen identifiziert, sind sich heute Forscher einig, dass es sich um
Johannes I. Tzimiskes
handelt, der 971 die Kiewer Rus in Bulgarien schlug. Er reitet einen weißen Ross, ist gekrönt und trägt das
labarum
auf der rechten Hand. Er ist von zwei
Tyche
-Figuren flankiert, die die zwei Demen Konstantinopels, die Blauen und die Grünen, darstellen. Die rechte Figur bietet ihm wahrscheinlich eine Krone, die linke die
Toupha
, die nur bei Triumphzügen getragen wurde, an. Das Tuch wurde 1064-5 von Gunther, dem Bischof Bambergs, in Konstantinopel gekauft, und erst im 22 Dezember 1830 in seinem Grab wiederentdeckt. Das Tuch ist jetzt im Bamberger Dom ausgestellt.
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| Date | 970s | |||
| Source | http://homepage.mac.com/paulstephenson/madison/medieval/handout/week7.html | |||
| Author | Unknown author | |||
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This is a
retouched picture
, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications:
slightly rotated & cropped
. Modifications made by
Cplakidas
. The original can be found here: see file history.
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