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Mosaic of the Captives, Tipaza
The Mosaic of the Captives depicts a captive family (a Moorish tribal chief with his wife and son) crouching with their hands bound. The central panel is surrounded by twelve portraits of Africans and an elaborate geometric decoration in...
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Mosaic of Dirce
The mosaic of the Punishment of Dirce in Pula (Croatia) was found in 1959 during construction work near the Chapel of St. Mary Formosa, and it has been completely preserved. The multicoloured mosaic floor, dated to the 3rd century CE, covered...
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Mosaic in the Memorial Church of Moses, Mount Nebo
6th century CE mosaic in the Diakonikon Baptistry of the Memorial Church of Moses in Mount Nebo, Jordan. The mosaic, dating to 530 CE, is a large square divided into two sections. The top section depicts hunting scenes while the lower section...
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Mosaic from Augusta Raurica
This mosaic formed part of a luxurious palace in the southern part of the Roman city of Augusta Raurica, which is near what is present-day Basel, Switzerland. This mosaic was created around c 205 CE.
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Mosaic from a Palatial Building at Augusta Raurica
This mosaic formed part of a luxurious palace in the southern part of Augusta Raurica, which is near what is present-day Basel, Switzerland. This mosaic was created around c 205 CE.
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Mosaic of a Gypsy Girl
Roman mosaic of a gypsy girl, 2nd century CE?, Gaziantep Zeugma, Turkey.
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Mosaic, Khirbat Al Mafjar
Lion attacking gazelles in a mosaic from the floor of the bath hall in the palace complex of Khirbat Al Mafjar. The palace was built by Walid Ibn Yazid in 734 CE and is located near Jericho in the Jordan Valley. It is one of the last surviving...
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Mosaic of the Three Graces
Mosaic of the Three Graces from Caesarea in Mauretania (modern-day Cherchell in Algeria). Dated to the 4th century CE.
Archaeological Museum of Cherchell, Algeria.
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Mosaic of Oceanus
Mosaic with a huge portrait head of Oceanus, surrounded by four nereids and three lines of Latin verse. From Ain Temouchent near Sétif, late 4th or early 5th century CE.
Musée national des Antiquités, Algiers, Algeria.
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Mosaic Fragment from Uruk
This piece of wall decoration (mosaic) was part of one of the walls of the white temple at Warka (Uruk) city. Stone cones are inlaid on a gypsum background. Uruk period, 3500-2800 BCE, Mesopotamia, Iraq. (The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq).
