The Excavation of Antioch-on-the-Orontes 1932-1939

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Apsidal construction "Martyrion"

H. 2.12 W. 2.38 Animal mosaic floor. At left, two gazelles, the one in front: outlines black, dark and light grey-brown, violet; modelling in grey-browns and light ochre with highlights light yellow and greyish white; gazelle behind: outlines black, violet, and dark grey-brown; modelling in violet-pink with touches of red, yellow, and dull ochre, and highlights greyish white. Gazelles at right: outlines black, violet, light and dark grey-brown; modelling in the light areas, medium and light yellow with touches of pink, and highlights yellowish white, the shadows in greys; head, modelled in ochre, light red, and light pink. Above, tree: foliage dark red, dark green, light yellow and pink; branches, light grey touched with violet and white highlights; fruit, concentric circles of brown and dark green with a light grey center. Upper right, crescent horns: grey with black outline. To left, tail of bird: brown and grey-brown with grey highlights; outlined in dark red; legs, dark red. Above, bird: outlines black, dark green; wing, dark and medium brown touched with pink and grey-green; body, dull brown; touches of dark green on head and of pink around eye; leg, black. Upper left, head of serpent (?): dark grey and violet-grey, outlined in black. At bottom, two miniature landscapes; the one at left in dull grey-browns, dark green, black; the one at right in greys, violets, browns, with touches of pink and yellow. Above, flowering shrubs: grey, violet, brown, with flower of dark red, yellow, and white in a dark green calix. Flowers in background: dark red, yellow, white, with calix, leaves, and stem grey, violet-brown, and violet. Rosette dark red, yellow, white, with dark green tessera in center, intersected by dark green trefoil cross.

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