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

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Martyrion
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"Martyrion"

H. 0.85m W. 2.79m Rinceau border mosaic. Wave-crest border red. Narrow border violet and dark gray. Rinceau: stem violet, yellow-gray and light red; tendrils black-stemmed with black, yellow and green leaves. First loop to left: upper line of body of bird and head and lower edge of wing green; wing yellow-gray at top, shading to pink, yellow, and light yellow, with white highlights; head yellow-gray, dark yellow and green; eye white with black pupil; bill red; yellow-gray under throat; underparts outlined in red; legs and feet red, upper part of left leg dark green; lower part of body dark yellow shading to medium and light yellow and striped with gray-brown. Second loop from left: cluster of grapes with black stem; grapes light yellow with touches of pink and outlined in red. Third loop from left: grapes gray-yellow outlined in black. Fourth loop from left: tendril stems dark gray and leaves dark gray, green and black. Bird: upper part of tail, body and neck outlined in dark gray-brown; neck yellow; throat green; lower half of lower bill and upper half of upper bill pink; upper half of lower bill dark gray-brown; lower half of upper bill black; crown of head pink; eye white and ringed with black, with black pupil; underparts of body yellow shading to light yellow with white highlights and black flecks; top of wing red, shading to pink and light yellow; upper part of right leg black; black band at neck; legs and feet red. Fifth loop from left: cluster of grapes hanging from dark gray-brown stems; grapes pink with light yellow highlights and outlined in black and green, with touches of red and yellow.

4/8/1939
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