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

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Apsidal construction "Martyrion"

H. 1.90 W. 2.415 Animal mosaic floor. Stag: outlines black, violet, grey-brown; body, neck, antlers, tail, and two legs in foreground modelled in violet-brown, pink, and violet with the light areas yellow; legs in background, dull grey and violet with touches of brown. Bird, center: outlines black and violet; wing violet, red, pale orange, and yellowish white; black stripes on wing and neck; body, grey-brown, violet, white, with touches of brown and black; leg, dark red. To right, palm tree: trunk and leaves dark green, violet-grey, medium and light grey, grey-brown, with accents in black. Bird, upper left: modelling black, dark green shading to grey-brown, and highlights white; legs, dark red, and touches of red on head; bill, dark green and yellow. In background: a) rosette, dark red, yellow, white, with black tessera in center; b) single heartshaped petals, dark red, yellow, white, with leaves and stems grey-brown; c) landscape violet-brown, brown, pink, violet, black, dull yellow, white.

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