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101 - FLOOR MOSAIC
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FLOOR MOSAIC Polychrome opus tessellatum 120 x 170 cm Byzantine art, 6th century A.D. Decorated with vine scrolls laden with grape clusters, a bird, and a cup. This type of decoration is found on mosaic floor tiles in churches throughout the Near and Middle East. Similar mosaics are known from Madaba and Khirbet al-Mukhayyat, near Mount Nebo, in present-day Jordan. Provenance Formerly Trotter and Parsons, London Christie’s London, 1996 Private collection of Mrs. J., acquired at Christie’s London in 1996 Accompanied by a restoration report dated December 18, 1996 Floor mosaic Polychrome opus tessellatum decorated with vine scrolls bearing bunches of grapes, a bird, and a cup. Byzantine, 6th century A.D. Comparable decoration is found on church floor mosaics throughout the Near and Middle East, notably at Madaba and Khirbet al-Mukhayyat, near Mount Nebo, in present-day Jordan.
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