Fragment of a Mosaic Floor Panel depicting a Fish, Peacock, Lamb, Bird and a Shrub
Early Christian, Homs, Northern Syria, Syria, Near East
about 5th-6th century
Marble tesserae
Overall: 64 1/2 x 36 1/4 in. (163.83 x 92.075 cm)
Overall: 64 1/4 x 36 1/4 in. (163.2 x 92 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Gift of Serena Ines Valli Martin-Trigona Beskind and D. Herbert Beskind, Class of 1936
MIS.974.353
Geography/Culture
Asia, West Asia, Eastern Mediterranean, Syria
Period
500-1000
Object Name
Building Component: Floor
Classification
Near East
Not on view
Publication History
Treasures of the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, New York: Hudson Hill Press, 1985, p. 39.
Provenance
Purchased in Beirut, Lebanon by Peter Marks Works of Art, New York, New York, for Serena Ines Valli Martin-Trigona Beskind (1924-2017) and D. Herbert Beskind (1915-2015), New York, New York, 1973; lent to present collection, 1973; given to present collection, 1974.
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