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Autumn. The seasons were often depicted                
as young women. Here they appear as "Tyche",           
a city goddess with crown. Mosaic from the             
Hall of Hypolitos, Madaba, Jordan (mid 6th)            
110 x 110 cm
#08051253

Autumn. The seasons were often depicted as young women. Here the...

Dog pursuing a hare.                                   
Mosaic from the Church of Massuh,                      
Jordan, built under the Archbishop                     
Theodosius of Esbus (2nd half 6th)                     
89 x 187 cm
#08051254

Dog pursuing a hare. Mosaic from the Church o...

Dove drinking water from a river.                      
Mosaic from the Hall of                                
Hypolitos, Madaba, Jordan.                             
Middle 6th                                             
70 x 70 cm
#08051255

Dove drinking water from a river. Mosaic from the Hall of...

Sarcophagus of the hunt,overall view. Hunters on       
horseback, on foot. Dogs attack a boar and a stag.     
Hunters prepare a net to catch stags. 3rd century.     
White marble, from the necropolis of Roman Arles.      
3rd CE, Inv. FAN 92.00.458  See also 08-05-12/57-60
#08051257

Sarcophagus of the hunt,overall view. Hunters on horseback, on foot. Dogs...

Sarcophagus of the hunt, detail:In a wood, hunters     
on foot and on horseback. Dogs attack a boar.          
From the necropolis of Roman Arles.                    
White marble, 3rd CE, Inv. FAN 92.00.458               
See also 08-05-12/57-60
#08051258

Sarcophagus of the hunt, detail:In a wood, hunters on foot and on horseback...

Sarcophagusof the hunt, detail:In a wood, hunters      
on foot and on horseback. Dogs and hunters on foot     
kill two stags. From the necropolis of Roman Arles.    
White marble, 3rd CE, Inv. FAN 92.00.458               
See also 08-05-12/57-60
#08051259

Sarcophagusof the hunt, detail:In a wood, hunters on foot and on horseback...

Sarcophagus of the hunt, detail:In a wood, hunters     
on foot and on horseback. Attendants prepare a net.    
From the necropolis of Roman Arles.                    
White marble, 3rd CE, Inv. FAN 92.00.458               
See also 08-05-12/57-60
#08051260

Sarcophagus of the hunt, detail:In a wood, hunters on foot and on horseback...

"Sarcophagus of the Hunt". Left: hunting a wild        
boar. Right: three stags are chased into a net.        
Top: a captured stag. Right: captured animals in a net.
See also 08-05-12/63-66.                               
White marble (2nd quarter 4th)
#08051262

"Sarcophagus of the Hunt". Left: hunting a wild boar. Right: three stags...

"Sarcophagus of the Hunt". Left: stags are driven      
into a net, hunters on horseback with clubs, dogs.     
Top: captured animals are carried in a net.            
See also 08-05-12/63, 64-66.                           
White marble (2nd quarter 4th)
#08051263

"Sarcophagus of the Hunt". Left: stags are driven into a net, hunters on h...

"Sarcophagus of the Hunt". Hunters on horseback        
hunting boar and stags with lances and boarhounds.     
Top: hunters and captured stags.                       
See also 08-05-12/62, 63, 65, 66.                      
White marble (2nd quarter 4th)
#08051264

"Sarcophagus of the Hunt". Hunters on horseback hunting boar and stags w...

"Sarcophagus of the Hunt". Top: hunters                
carry captured animals in a net.                       
See also 08-05-12/62-64, 66.                           
White marble (2nd quarter 4th)
#08051265

"Sarcophagus of the Hunt". Top: hunters carry captured animals i...

"Sarcophagus of the Hunt".                             
Leading a captured stag on a leash.                    
See also 08-05-12/62-65.                               
White marble (2nd quarter 4th)
#08051266

"Sarcophagus of the Hunt". Leading a captured stag...