c167-M161b
Item
Find Number
c167-M161b
Item Type
Find Card
Object Type
Mosaics See all items with this value
Sector
DH-35-U See all items with this value
Building Feature
House of the Sun Dial (House 1); House 4
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Area
House 2; Chance find
Description
"H. 0.70 W. 1.155 Fishes mosaic pavement.
Outer border, dark grey-brown flecked with black. Fish in center: outlines of back and dorsal fins, dark violet-red; gills and gill fin, red and dark red; modelling on back and side, brown, ochre, light yellow highlights; on belly, violet, violet-pink, light pink highlights; mouth, light and dark red, outlined in black and grey; eye, light yellow and pink around black pupil. To right, tentacles, dark green-grey; body, dark and light green-grey, medium and light grey with white highlight in center; eyes, one pupil black, one dark red, accented by one yellow, one brown tessera. To right of center, marine animal: outline ochre, in lower half shading to brown with a light yellow highlight and grey center; in upper half, grey with black center. Lower center, fish: modelled in dark violet-red, pink, violet, and light violet-pink; eye accented by yellow, brown, and dark violet-red tesserae around black pupil set in white. To left, lobster: pink and violet-pink with red and brown legs, violet and light pink antennae. Above, two fish (partially destroyed): one, dark and medium grey; the other, green touched with black, and ochre flecked with dark red. "
Outer border, dark grey-brown flecked with black. Fish in center: outlines of back and dorsal fins, dark violet-red; gills and gill fin, red and dark red; modelling on back and side, brown, ochre, light yellow highlights; on belly, violet, violet-pink, light pink highlights; mouth, light and dark red, outlined in black and grey; eye, light yellow and pink around black pupil. To right, tentacles, dark green-grey; body, dark and light green-grey, medium and light grey with white highlight in center; eyes, one pupil black, one dark red, accented by one yellow, one brown tessera. To right of center, marine animal: outline ochre, in lower half shading to brown with a light yellow highlight and grey center; in upper half, grey with black center. Lower center, fish: modelled in dark violet-red, pink, violet, and light violet-pink; eye accented by yellow, brown, and dark violet-red tesserae around black pupil set in white. To left, lobster: pink and violet-pink with red and brown legs, violet and light pink antennae. Above, two fish (partially destroyed): one, dark and medium grey; the other, green touched with black, and ochre flecked with dark red. "
Country
Repository
Turkish Government See all items with this value