My other attendants brought me the clothes I had chosen – a fine, short sleeved sheer linen vest, the colour of terracotta, cut wide and low at the front to expose my breasts, a long, single skirt embroidered with geometric patterns in gold, blue and red and a sleeveless bodice also dyed the colour of terracotta and edged with wide bands of deep blue and gold thread. I told my bull that Daedalus had completed his work and soon he would be able to fulfil my most heartfelt wish. Xxx What few responsibilities I had today I had delegated to responsible noble ladies of the court and my cow would be waiting in the small pasture… The height of the animal to the shoulder was just slightly more than my own, the same height as the other cows.
