Fragment of a Mosaic Floor Panel depicting a Stag and Bird
Unidentified Early Christian maker, Homs, Northern Syria, Syria, Near East
about 5th-6th century
Marble tesserae
Overall: 40 1/2 × 43 5/8 in. (102.9 × 110.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Gift of Serena Ines Valli Martin-Trigona Beskind and D. Herbert Beskind, Class of 1936
MIS.974.354
Geography/Culture
Asia, West Asia, Eastern Mediterranean, Syria
Period
500-1000
Object Name
Building Component
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, 9 East 84th Street, New York, New York, for Serena Ines Valli Martin-Trigona Beskind (1924-2017) and D. Herbert Beskind (1915-2015), Class of 1936, New York, New York, 1973; lent to present collection,, 1973; given to present collection, 1974.
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