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title: Detail of a 6th-century Elephant Mosaic
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4635/detail-of-a-6th-century-elephant-mosaic/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2024-11-11
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# Detail of a 6th-century Elephant Mosaic

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Detail of a 6th-century Elephant Mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4635.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4635.jpg)

## Image Caption

Detail of a 6th-century [mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mosaic/) floor that used to decorate the pavement of the peristyle court of the Palatium Magnum, the [Great Palace of Constantinople](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1211/the-great-palace-of-constantinople/). The Great [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) Mosaic Museum houses mosaics from the [Byzantine](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Byzantine/) period, unearthed at the site of the Great Palace of [Constantinople](https://www.worldhistory.org/Constantinople/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2016, March 15). Detail of a 6th-century Elephant Mosaic. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4635/detail-of-a-6th-century-elephant-mosaic/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Detail of a 6th-century Elephant Mosaic." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 15, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4635/detail-of-a-6th-century-elephant-mosaic/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Detail of a 6th-century Elephant Mosaic." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Mar 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4635/detail-of-a-6th-century-elephant-mosaic/>.

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[![copyright source](/images/partners/white-flickr.png)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/6817727243/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/6817727243/) by [**Carole Raddato**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/6817727243/). Submitted by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/ "User Page: Carole Raddato"), published on 15 March 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.