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101 - MOSAÏQUE DE PAVEMENT
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MOSAÏQUE DE PAVEMENT Opus tessellatum polychrome 120 x 170 cm Art byzantin, VIe siècle ap. J.-C. À décor de rinceaux de vigne chargés de grappes de raisin, d'un oiseau et d'une coupe. On retrouve ce type de décor sur des pavements de mosaïque d'églises dans tout le Proche et Moyen-Orient. Des mosaïques similaires sont connues à Madaba et à Khirbet al-Mukhayyat, près du mont Nebo, en Jordanie actuelle. Provenance Ex Trotter and Parsons, Londres Christie's Londres, 1996 Collection privée de Madame J., acquis chez Christie's Londres en 1996 Accompagnée d'un rapport de restauration en date du 18 décembre 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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