AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1969.112
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AMICA Library Year:
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2001
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Object Type:
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Architecture
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Anatolian; Byzantine
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Byzantium, Northern Syria, 5th century
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Title:
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Floor Mosaic Panel: Grape Harvester with Peacock
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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400s
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Creation Start Date:
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400
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Creation End Date:
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499
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Materials and Techniques:
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marble tesserae
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Classification Term:
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Mosaic
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Creation Place:
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Northern Syria
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 133.5cm x 144.8cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1969.112
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Credit Line:
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John L. Severance Fund
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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(J. J. Klejman, New York).
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Context:
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This group of mosaics may be from a church at Maaut El Naaman in northern Syria. The panel depicting Adam and Eve includes a Greek inscription that translates as: And they ate, [and they] were made naked, taken from the book of Genesis (III: 7-8). It is possible that the mosaic belongedto a pavement illustrating the Garden of Eden.The Grape Harvester with a Peacock also conveys well-known Christian themes. The grapes represent the Eucharistic wine and thus the blood of Christ, while the peacock was a symbol of immortality.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1969.112.tif
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