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

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Martyrion

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"Martyrion"

H. 0.755m W. 2.68m Rinceau border mosaic. Wave-crest border at bottom red; border of dark gray and dark gray-green touched with orange-yellow. Rinceau and tendrils: what is preserved is similar to those of section j, except that the tendrils have black stems which are badly decomposed. Bird in fourth loop from left: left wing outlined in light yellow and filled with pink; body light red at edges, shading to pink and to white in center; legs and feet and head and neck black (badly eroded); bill and crest at top of head red.

4/8/1939
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