COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.26.68
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MMA_.26.68
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Description:
This mosaic, probably part of a much larger floor mosaic, shows a peacock among flowers. The peacock was a popular subject for Roman and Byzantine artists, often used to represent paradise, renewal, and spring. Byzantines might have thought the peacock an appropriate symbol for the season, because its elaborate feathers grew each spring. Associating the peacock with heavenly paradise was an extension of the Byzantine vision of earthly paradise?many wealthy citizens were known to have kept peacocks to roam about the flowers and trees of their gardens .
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This mosaic, probably part of a much larger floor mosaic, shows a peacock among flowers. The peacock was a popular subject for Roman and Byzantine artists, often used to represent paradise, renewal, and spring. Byzantines might have thought the peacock an appropriate symbol for the season, because its elaborate feathers grew each spring. Associating the peacock with heavenly paradise was an extension of the Byzantine vision of earthly paradise?many wealthy citizens were known to have kept peacocks to roam about the flowers and trees of their gardens .
Description
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Anatolian; Byzantine
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Asian; Anatolian; Byzantine
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Roman or Byzantine
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Roman or Byzantine
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Mosaic with a Peacock and Flowers
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Mosaic with a Peacock and Flowers
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
3rd?4th century
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3rd?4th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
200
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200
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
399
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399
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Tesserae
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Tesserae
Materials and Techniques
false
Creation Place:
Probably from North Africa
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Probably from North Africa
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
H. 19 3/8 in. (49.2 cm), W. 22 5/8 in. (57.5 cm)
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H. 19 3/8 in. (49.2 cm), W. 22 5/8 in. (57.5 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
26.68
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26.68
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Gift of Kirkor Minassian, 1926
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Gift of Kirkor Minassian, 1926
Credit Line
false
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_26.68.tif
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MMA_.h1_26.68.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false