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

C468-M181

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House 1

H 1.83 W 2.12 Symposium mosaic of Room 19. Outer border (discolored by fire) edged in black; field, yellow with black designs between the field pattern, a row of large circles each inscribed with a four-pointed star, the side arms of which are continuous; circle and star outlined in black; star, white enclosing a red cross; of the four sections of circle outside star, two are red, two grey-green, each containing a square outlined in black and white, with a yellow filling on the grey-green background, and a light grey on the red. Crowstep border, red and white. Outer border of emblema, brown; inner border, black. Emblema, seated harpist at left: hair, red, pink, and light grey shaded in black; wreath, green; face (damaged) and neck a patchwork of greyish white with yellow highlight on forehead, and violet, grey, and dark ochre shadows; features indicated in red. Tunic, her right shoulder outlined in light grey changing to light pink; broad area of red and black across breast; over lower half of her body, drapery is dark and light red with light pink and light grey in light areas at left; foot, grey and grey-brown outlined at top, white highlight in center; sole, black with red line above; foot emerges from an area of black tesserae with streak of dark brown-grey. Cushion of seat, light grey-green with darker grey-green shadow. Seat, light grey-brown, the shaded side, black. Harp, yellow; strings, dark brown-grey. In front of harpist's leg, area of oyster white streaked with grey. Reclining female figure (poorly preserved), left center: flesh of face and neck, violet and pink with grey shadow outlining chin, and dark ochre shadow above eyes; eyes and nose indicated in red; mouth, brown with ochre highlight; yellow shadow outlines forehead; hair, light violet shaded in red and black; wreath, medium and light green-grey; necklace, red changing to brown in center; her left shoulder outlined in black; line between her left arm and body, dark ochre; extended arm, pink with light grey shadows and pinkish white highlight on upper arm which has dark ochre shadow on underside; fingers shaded in red and dark ochre. Reclining male figure, right center: flesh, violet, greyish pink, and dull yellow with white highlights and shadows dark ochre, dark orange, dark red, and dark grey; neck entirely in dark grey shadow which outlines his left arm; dark ochre outlines his right arm; face (damaged), light pink, violet, and yellow, with green-grey and dark grey shadows and touches of red; eye and mouth, red; hair, light pink (only a few tesserae remain) shaded in red and black, highlights yellow; wreath, medium and light grey-green. Traces of drapery over his left arm (above break), dark violet-red; fragment of drapery (?) below, behind top of serving table, dark and light red with light pink highlight. Servant at right: flesh, light pink with white highlights and shadows violet, light green-grey, and dark grey outlining chin; eyelids, black and dark grey-brown; nose outlined in light red; upper lip, red; lower lip, pink with light red below; shadow over forehead and around her left temple, ochre and light brownish red; hair, black with light violet and brownish red on top; wreath, medium and light grey-green with ivory white highlight at right. Tunic, yellow with light pink and white highlights, dark ochre and dull red shadows; line of garment across chest, ochre changing to dark grey; in upper half of garment, stripe at left and at right, black; in lower half, stripe at left, red; at right, black; shadow along back of tunic, dull red, dark grey, and brown-grey; red shadow cast by sleeve on hand. Feet, white with black soles. Jug, in reds with light pink highlights. Wine dipper, white shaded in black; outline, brown-grey. Serving table, greyish white on top with white highlight on lower edge; in center of top, dark grey surrounding red, brown, light pink, and white tesserae, with yellow area above; outline around far side of top, dark green and red; front side outlined in black, filled with ochre, shading to red and dark grey at right; legs, yellow shaded in dull red and black with white highlights on toes of feet. Behind table, a grey-brown shadow area changing to black behind jug. Foreground at left, dark brown-grey; below serving table, greyish ochre; at right of servant, foreground shades from dark brown-grey to light grey. Shadow cast by serving table, brown-grey. Background, white.

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