b791-M160d

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b791-M160d

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H. 3.24 W. 3.015 Tethys mosaic. Borders as on other mosaics of this group. Dolphin at lower right: black shadow underneath; mouth parts, under-fin, dorsal fin and tail, light grayish-red outlined in medium red; nostril of dark blue glass; back, gray-violet barred with light gray-violet, in black, and in dark blue glass; remainder of body, blue-gray shading to light blue-grey below; fin near eye, light pinkish-yellow at top, shading to light and medium red below with black shadow underneath; eye, light blue-grey ringed with black; pupil formed by concentric crosses of bright red glass and dark blue glass, with white center; body covered with spots outlined in black and filled with: a) lemon-yellow glass, b) light yellow-green and light blue-green glass, c) light blue-green glass and light blue glass, d) lemon-yellow glass with light yellow-green glass center, e) light yellow and blue-green glass with lemon-yellow glass center, f) bright red glass, g) dark blue glass with light blue glass center. Smaller dolphin above to right: mouth parts, dorsal fins and tail, light greyish-red outlined with red; fin near eye, light greyish-red and red with black shadow below; back, dark grey barred with black; body, light blue-grey strewn with black circles; nostril, black with single dark blue glass tessera in center; eye, light grey-blue ringed in black; pupil consists of concentric crosses of orange glass and dark blue glass with white center. Porpoise at upper left: upper line of body, head and tail, black; lower part of jaw and tail, red; under part of body, violet shading to dark red and light grey-violet barred with black; highlights, pinkish-yellow; gill slit, violet edged with black glass; mouth indicated by black glass. Porpoise at lower left similar to foregoing.

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Dumbarton Oaks, Fogg Art Museum Harvard

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