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Fragment of a mosaic pavement, Basilica of Ilissos. Height: 98,5, width: 92,5 cm.
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Fragment of a mosaic pavement, Basilica of Ilissos.
Area: Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
Date: 5th century
Description:
Fragment of a mosaic pavement. A stork that pecks at a snake is inscribed on an octagonal surface with hollow diagonal sides, which is surrounded by a banded chainlike tress. Circles correspond externally to the four concave sides. The best preserved circle envelops a cross. Grace and naturalistic perception characterize the representation. It comes from the Basilica of Ilissos in Athens and it is dated to the fifth century A.D.
Date: 5th century
Description:
Fragment of a mosaic pavement. A stork that pecks at a snake is inscribed on an octagonal surface with hollow diagonal sides, which is surrounded by a banded chainlike tress. Circles correspond externally to the four concave sides. The best preserved circle envelops a cross. Grace and naturalistic perception characterize the representation. It comes from the Basilica of Ilissos in Athens and it is dated to the fifth century A.D.