Sehr großes polychromes römisches Mosaik - stehender Pfau
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AR1754
| Object: | Roman mosaic, standing peacock |
| Material: | Stone tesserae, different colours |
| Size: | Frame: 152 cm x 89,5 cm. Mosaic: 147 cm x 85 cm. The single tesserae measure about 5 mm to 12 mm, most of them have a drawn-out rectangular form. |
| Dating: | Late roman imperial - early byzantine epoch Probably part of pavement mosaic from the Levante, early byzantine period. |
| Condition: | Very large paneu in a condition worth a museum exhibition The mosaic was transfered and fixed onto a stable (probably fibre-based) plate and framed with a black metal frame. The frame is partially loose on the right top side. |
| Description: | Polychrome mosaic of a peacock. The feather crown is shown as three feathers with a circular ending. The body is worked in green-bluish tesserae, the orange-yellow coloured wings contrast nicely with the rest of the body. While the peacock is shown from the side, the trail is shown almost en-face. It consist of orange coloured tesserae with three "eyes" in the central part. The upper left field is decorated with five stylized flowers. |
| Provenance: | Bought 2011 in a German auction house. Ex french collection that was formed in the 1960s. Examined by experts from the Glyptothek Munich (Germany). |
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