Mosaic
69-27-2
Location: On Display in the Mosaic Hall
From: Syria (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 69-27-2 |
| Current Location | Mosaic Hall - On Display |
| Provenience | Syria (uncertain) |
| Date Made | 300-399 CE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Stone | Plaster |
| Iconography | Bird | Plant |
| Description | Within a frame consisting of a single line of black tesserae is, at left, a bird facing left, at right a plant. Bird stands with right foot raisedl formed with red, black and yellow tesserae. The plant is formed of black and gray tesserae: 4 branches and a single pointed bud. Background in white. Outside the frame on right and below is a second border of yellow tesserae. Set in plaster in metal frame. Tesserae irregularly cut. |
| Length | 36 cm |
| Width | 38 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of George J. Oakey, 1969 |
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