Sujet

Mosaic Fragment with Donkey and Bird, 5th-6th century. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Mosaic Fragment with Donkey and Bird, 5th-6th century. Additional Info: Fragment of a mosaic depicting a donkey and a long-legged bird perched on grapevines. The bird faces left and turns its head to look back towards the the donkey, who stands facing right. The grapevine has three clusters of grapes on its branches, two near the bird, and a third to the right of the donkey. The mosaic is very well preserved and shows great care in detail especially in the wings of the bird and in the depiction of musculature of the donkey.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A66_105

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

56,0Mo (3,0Mo) / 42,0cm x 33,4cm / 4960 x 3943 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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