Mosaic: hexagonal coffers
Mosaic: hexagonal coffers

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Mosaic: hexagonal coffers,

mid 2nd century CE

Roman
y1965-225

Information

Title
Mosaic: hexagonal coffers
Dates

mid 2nd century CE

Medium
Stone
Dimensions
h. 142.0 cm., w. 164.3 cm., d. 11.6 cm. (55 7/8 x 64 11/16 x 4 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Committee for the Excavation of Antioch
Object Number
y1965-225
Place Excavated

Turkey, , Selecuia

Culture
Roman (style or period)
Period
Roman (style or period)
Type
mosaic, mosaics, capitals
Subject
geometric motifs, coffers (ceiling components), hexagons

Excavated by the Princeton-led team at Antioch-on-the-Orontes, present-day Antakya, Turkey, 1931-1939; with the Museum since 1939

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