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

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H. 1.465m W. 2.10m Mosaic pavement composed of "Tethys" and "Fish" panels. Above and below a border of red and a border of rows of indented diamonds in light yellow on a black background; squares to left and right of head outlined in red; field filled with pattern of indented squares outlined in black and red having a) a yellow field with a black cross in the center; b) a white field with a red cross in the center; rectangle in center outlined in red. Tethys: hair, dark green, with light in gray-violet, gray-green, light gray-green and light gray; shadows in black; wings light gray-violet at top, shading to yellow, gray, light gray-violet, light gray-green and light gray; white highlights in right wing; face, light and pale pink with white highlights; shadows to left of nose, red and light yellow under tip of nose; mouth, dark red-violet; left side of face predominantly light gray-yellow with pink highlights; chin, dark gray and green gray; eyebrows, violet; right eyelid, dark red-violet; left eyelid, black; eyes, gray, gray-green, dark green and white, with black pupils; left shoulder and side of neck, gray-yellow with pink highlights; right side of neck, white highlight shading to yellow-pink on chest; white field below lower red border contains semi-crosses in gray with white centers and crosses in yellow-brown with white centers.

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