Mosaic depicting two birds
Culture: Roman
Date: 2nd-4th century AD
Medium: Colored stones set in mortar
Dimensions:
21 7/8 x 25 13/16 in. (55.5 x 65.5 cm)
Credit Line: San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Object number: 91.80.85
Provenance: with Mathias Komor (1909-1984), New York, probably by 1966; sold by Mathias Komor, New York, to Gilbert M. Denman, Jr. (1921-2004), San Antonio, probably in 1966 or 1967; Gilbert M. Denman, Jr., by gift to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1991
Label Text
Group label with 91.80.82-86 and 91.80.88:
These fragments originally belonged to larger floor mosaics depicting birds surrounded by colorful geometric patterns, parts of which can be seen. The birds, together with the fruit and flowers that accompany them, allude to the variety and abundance of nature. The two fragments at left may have come from the same mosaic.
(J. Powers, 2008)
These fragments originally belonged to larger floor mosaics depicting birds surrounded by colorful geometric patterns, parts of which can be seen. The birds, together with the fruit and flowers that accompany them, allude to the variety and abundance of nature. The two fragments at left may have come from the same mosaic.
(J. Powers, 2008)
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