Hestia Tapestry

[1] It is now in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection in Washington DC, but generally not on display.

[3] The tapestry is identified in Greek as “Hestía Polýolbos" or "Hestia full of Blessings" (Greek: Ἑστία Πολύολβος) and is depicted mainly through the use of pomegranate fruit.

Her headdress and earrings are made from pomegranates while the blessings that Hestia gives out are in the form of the fruit.

[5] Scholars note that this pagan artifact was often displayed in Christian households in Egypt.

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