Mosaic of Cock, Bird, Pheasant, Bull, and Deer in Vine Scroll Pattern
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Mosaic of Cock, Bird, Pheasant, Bull, and Deer in Vine Scroll Pattern
450 - 4625th
58 in. x 80.38 in. (147.32 cm x 204.15 cm)
Unknown,
Unknown,
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Creation Place:
Asia, Syria
Medium and Support:
Polychrome marble tesserae
Credit Line:
Gift of Jonathan Morse
Accession Number:
1972.20
Found near Homs, Syria (ancient Emesa) they date to 450-462 A.D. according to related inscriptions now in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Alexander the Great conquered Syria in the 4th century BC bringing with him Greek and Macedonian art, including the highly developed form of the mosaic. The Greek colony of Syria was taken over in the 1st century BC by the Romans, who also used mosaics in their houses. These mosaics are part of larger composition, probably a floor done in hunting motifs, given a leopard about to pounce on the gazelle's back (197-2.17) and a rabbit chased by a dog that is curved in the opposite direction, forming an arc (1972.-18). Motifs on the other two consist of a rooster, a pheasant, a bull, and a buck deer imposed on a complex vine pattern (1972.20), and an amphora flanked by two peacocks with their backs to the vessel, while two doves on the back side of the lip face one another.
Current Location:
Elvehjem : Temp : Gal : 1
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Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 58 in. x 80.38 in. (147.32 cm x 204.15 cm)
Provenance History
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Owner Name: Provenience
Place: Homs (Emesa), Syria
Dates:
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Owner Name: Peter Marks Works of Art
Role: Dealer
Place: New York City, New York, United States
Dates:
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Owner Name: Morse, Jonathan
Role: Owner
Place: New York City, New York, United States
Dates: November 1972
Bibliography List
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Elvehjem Art Center. "Bulletin 1972-1973." Madison: Elvehjem Art Center (1973).
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Elvehjem Art Center.
1973
Figure Number: illus. no. 9
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