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title: Byzantine Floor Mosaic from Eastern Mediterranean
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7566/byzantine-floor-mosaic-from-eastern-mediterranean/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Byzantine Floor Mosaic from Eastern Mediterranean

_Authored by [James Blake Wiener](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jbw288/)_

## Image File

[![Byzantine Floor Mosaic from Eastern Mediterranean](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7566.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7566.jpg)

## Image Caption

This exceptional [mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mosaic/) likely comes from the floor of a house or public building. It reflects the Late Romand and Early [Byzantine](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Byzantine/) taste for intricate and colorful designs. It dates from c. 325-350 CE and is made of limestone tesserae. The central panel shows a eoos within a grape vine and has an inscription placed with the wreath. (Translation from ancient [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/): "The mosaic was finished on the 16th of April, in the 10th indiction year of the...in the year 104.") The central areas is framed by an elaborate geometic border containing four smaller panels with baskets of flowers and/or geometric motifs. (Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto)

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## About the Author

James Blake Wiener has a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of World History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswiener)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2017, November 07). Byzantine Floor Mosaic from Eastern Mediterranean. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7566/byzantine-floor-mosaic-from-eastern-mediterranean/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Byzantine Floor Mosaic from Eastern Mediterranean." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 07, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7566/byzantine-floor-mosaic-from-eastern-mediterranean/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Byzantine Floor Mosaic from Eastern Mediterranean." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Nov 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7566/byzantine-floor-mosaic-from-eastern-mediterranean/>.

## License & Copyright

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