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The Hohenstaufen eagle. Detail from the ceiling mosaic (12th) in the room of Norman King Roger of Sicily (Stanza di Ruggiero).
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The Hohenstaufen eagle. Detail from the ceiling...

Mosaic floor of the cemetery chapel of Teurnia (Carinthia, Austria). 12 fields, separated by meander designs. 11 fields with early Christian symbols, the twelfth with the name of the donors, Ursus and Ursina. Foreground: a heron, holding a lizard in its beak.
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Mosaic floor of the cemetery chapel of Teurnia (Carinthia, Austria). 12...

Wild fowl and fowl in a cage. Ceramic stones and stones made of glass paste. From the presbytery of the Chapel of Elias, Mary, and Soreg, Gerasa, Jordan. 70 x 70 cm
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Wild fowl and fowl in a cage. Ceramic stones and stones made o...

Guinea-fowl and basket with fruit from the mosaic floor of Madaba Cathedral. 75 x 90 cm
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Guinea-fowl and basket with fruit from the mosaic floor of Mada...

A cock, detail from the mosaic floor of Madaba Cathedral. 755 x 90 cm
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A cock, detail from the mosaic floor of Madaba Cathedra...

The dove, an olive twig in its beak, returns to Noah's Ark. From the mosaic floor of the cathedral of Otranto, southern Italy. The cathedral was built under Roger, Norman Duke of Apulia, and consecrated in 1088. The mosaic floor of 1166 is a compendium of medieval lore. See also 40-11-24/36-46
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The dove, an olive twig in its beak, returns to Noah's Ark. From the mosaic fl...

Saint Elias (Elijah, the Old Testament prophet), fed by a raven. Fresco from the monastery church Saint Mary's Assumption, Moraca, Serbia, 1252
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Saint Elias (Elijah, the Old Testament prophet), fed by a raven....

Saint Anne and Saint Joachim with their child Mary. Detail of 15-03-08/48 Narthex
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Saint Anne and Saint Joachim with their child Mary. Detail of 15-03-08/48...

Jerusalem and Peacock. Detail of 15-03-08/48. Narthex
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Jerusalem and Peacock. Detail of 15-03-08/48. Narthex

Guinea-fowl. Detail of 15-03-08/48
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Guinea-fowl. Detail of 15-03-08/48

Eagle and serpent, scene from the 250 sq.m.mosaic from the peristyle court of Emperor Justinian's palace. Mosaics show hunting scenes,animals fighting,country- life, agriculture, children at play. Court and audience hall mosaics combined covered and area of 1872 sq.m.
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Eagle and serpent, scene from the 250 sq.m.mosaic from the peristyle court of E...

Children with pet bird riding a camel. From the mosaics of the peristyle court and adjoining audience hall od Emperor Justinian's palace.Originally the mosaics covered an area of 1872 sq.meters. 530-540 CE
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Children with pet bird riding a camel. From the mosaics of the peristyle...