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THBByzantine Stone Mosaic w/ Pheasant
Lot 101a
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Viking, Russian, Near Eastern, as well as Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma and India. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Viking, Russian, Near Eastern, as well as Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma and India. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Near East/Holy Land, Early Byzantine, the Levant, ca. 5th to 6th century CE. A charming stone mosaic composed of tiny tesserae of many different colors. At its center is a pheasant, rendered in an outline, with a pert head and crest, standing upright on large feet. Above the head of the pheasant is a red cross encircled by the same blue as the outline of the pheasant. Two leafy plants are at the pheasant's side, giving an appearance of abundance. The rest of the piece is composed of creamy white tesserae, giving it a bright appearance. Size: 17" W (43.2 cm)
The pheasant was an important bird in the ancient world, and Byzantines bred them for the table but also admired their beauty. The Romans had imported them from Asia and then spread them to southern Europe via Greece and into the Levant. Mosaics (opus tesellatum) are some of our enduring images from the Classical and post-Classical world, appreciated not only for their aesthetic beauty, but also because they reveal what people chose to depict and see every day decorating their private and public spaces. Birds - and indeed, animals of all kinds - were incredibly popular artistic themes in mosaics. Based on where mosaics depicting them have been found, birds seem to have been considered tranquil, peaceful subjects for the interiors of homes (not so the case with many other types of animals). Let this image grace your living space with a similar peacefulness!
Provenance: private J.H. collection, Beaverton, Oregon, USA
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#149592Mounted on concrete. The edges have some losses. Otherwise there is normal surface wear with some chips and nicks to the surface. Losses to tesserae at peripheries and some interior areas.Condition
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