Honouring Argos Wool Silk Shawl 135 The Spring Edit The Tibetan script within the

The Tibetan script within the design reads ‘tashi delek’

every man has two wolves fighting inside of him

Known as ‘solsequeter’

translucent fabrics were all employed within Italian Renaissance art as a metaphor or philosophical allegory for the immaculate conception

The central composition is flanked by four painted vases

Honouring Argos Wool Silk Shawl 135 The Spring Edit The Tibetan script within theThis design is based around ancient Greek art, pottery, poetry and literature. It features an elegant protagonist, representing Argos, the faithful and tragic dog of Odysseus in the Homeric epic, The Odyssey. The dog reclines in the centre of the design, draped in a swathed himation, wreaths of narcissi and a crown of beaten silver. Around his neck sits a terracotta collar, painted in the style of ancient Greek pottery vessels. Above the dogs head