COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1969.115
AMICA Library Year:
2001
Object Type:
Architecture
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Anatolian; Byzantine
Creator Name-CRT:
Byzantium, Northern Syria, 5th century
Title:
Floor Mosaic: Adam and Eve
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
400s
Creation Start Date:
400
Creation End Date:
499
Materials and Techniques:
marble tesserae
Classification Term:
Mosaic
Creation Place:
Northern Syria
Dimensions:
Overall: 142.9cm x 107.3cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1969.115
Credit Line:
John L. Severance Fund
Inscriptions:
at top: Greek inscription taken from Genesis III:7-8 that reads: "And they ate, [and they] were made naked." It is possible that the mosaic belonged to a pavement illustrating the Garden of Eden.
Provenance:
(J. J. Klejman, New York).
Context:
This group of mosaics may be from a church at Maaut El Naaman in northern Syria. The panel depicting Adam and Eve includes a Greek inscription that translates as: And they ate, [and they] were made naked, taken from the book of Genesis (III: 7-8). It is possible that the mosaic belongedto a pavement illustrating the Garden of Eden.The Grape Harvester with a Peacock also conveys well-known Christian themes. The grapes represent the Eucharistic wine and thus the blood of Christ, while the peacock was a symbol of immortality.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1969.115.tif
