Mosaic
68-39-3
Location: On Display in the Mosaic Hall
From: Syria
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 68-39-3 |
Current Location | Mosaic Hall - On Display |
Provenience | Syria |
Date Made | 300-499 CE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Stone | Plaster |
Iconography | Bird |
Description | Bird stands facing right, one leg straight, the other raised to beak, within frame, preserved except at upper right corner, of single line of black tesserae. A schematic plant in black tesserae to right and to left. Legs and beak in red. Outline in black, interior partly grey, black and white. Beyond frame at left 2 lines, partly red, partly yellow. At bottom below frame 2 lines of yellow one of red, one of black. Background in white tesserae. Tesserae irregularly cut. Set in plaster in metal frame. |
Length | 41 cm |
Width | 64 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of George J. Oakley, 1968 |
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