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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...

Sheep tied to a tree - probably a reference to the sheep waiting to be sacrificed instead of Isaac. From the mosaic floor of Madaba Cathedral. 130 x 100 cm
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Sheep tied to a tree - probably a reference to the sheep waiting to be sacrifice...

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...

Young boar in a frame of ornamental leaves, detail of a mosaic from the Hypolitos Hall below Saint Mary's Church in Madaba. 80 x 80 cm
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Young boar in a frame of ornamental leaves, detail of a mosaic from...

Fish and fruit trees, detail from the mosaic floor of Madaba Cathedral. 75 x 90 cm
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Fish and fruit trees, detail from the mosaic floor of Mada...

Spring, from one of the four corners of the mosaic floor of the Hall of Hypolitos, Madaba. The female figure holds a cornucopia-shaped basket with flowers. 110 x 110 cm
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Spring, from one of the four corners of the mosaic floor of the Hall...

Part of the the town of Gadoron; from the border of the floor mosaic of the Akropolis Church of Ma'in, Jordan. Among the 11 remaining cities (of 24) in the border are Gaza, Nikopolis and Ascalona. 113 x 160 cm
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Part of the the town of Gadoron; from the border of the floor mosaic of t...

The city of Memphis, Egypt, from the floor mosaic at Saint John's Church, Khirbet El-Samra, Madaba, Jordan. In the center nave, the names of the donors flanked by two cityscapes, Memphis and Alexandria. 170 x 170 cm
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The city of Memphis, Egypt, from the floor mosaic at Saint John's Church,...

The city of Alexandria in Egypt - detail from the flor mosaic of Saint John's Church, Gerasa, Jordan. 100 x 120 cm
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The city of Alexandria in Egypt - detail from the flor mosaic of Saint Joh...

Facade 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 knowledge and mythological lore. For mosaic see also 40-11-24/36-46
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Facade of the cathedral of Otranto, southern Italy. The cathedral was built...

The Baptistery, Florence. The octagonal building stands on the site of a Roman palace; its present marble facade is from the 12th century. The cupola is covered by mosaics depicting the Last Judgement, the stories of Joseph and John Baptist, and scenes from Genesis.
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The Baptistery, Florence. The octagonal building stands on the site of a Roman p...