Late antique mosaics
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The late Antique mosaic of Orpheus decorated a small room, approximately 18 m2 in area, connected with two even smaller ones, in 4 m2 and the other 2 m2 in area, belonging most likely to a small funerary chapel (or tomb) discovered in the... more
This paper deals with the House of Leukaktios, which has been discovered during Polish excavations at Ptolemais, Libya, in 2001 2007. The house has almost completely preserved mosaic pavements and the plan of Graeco-Roman type with an... more
More than 20 years after presenting his first interpretation of the mosaic from the House of Aion in a paper entitled “Uwagi na temat mozaiki z Domu Aiona w Nea Paphos (Cypr)” (Meander 9/10, 1987, p. 421-438, in Polish, and translated to... more
Nei primi anni Settanta del secolo scorso la Soprintendenza Archeologica della Basilicata ha riportato parzialmente in luce, nei pressi della chiesa di Santa Maria di Calle, a circa 20 km a N di Tricarico (MT), un grande complesso di età... more
Los 11 conjuntos eclesiales de la Antigüedad Tardía en el archipiélago balear. LAGARDA MATA, Ferran (2012). Las Basílicas Paleocristianas de las Baleares. Sobradiel: 2012. 232 Pàgines A4 amb 237 Il·lustracions en color i B/N. Idioma:... more
In the heart of the Lower Galilee, 5 kilometers west of Nazareth, lie the remains of Sepphoris, longtime capital of the Galilee in antiquity. Hellenistic Sepphoris had a rural appearance. Its newly acquired status as a polis, replete with... more
Two artworks of two different genres made almost two thousand years apart from each other serve as a point of departure for this study. One is a floor mosaic made in early Byzantine Syria in the sixth century A.D., and found in the... more
Sundials in Roman and Byzantine Mosaics (1st – 9th Century AD). A scientific monograph. The sundials on ancient mosaics have not been the subject of scientific studies so far. The author has gathered together in this publication the... more
More than 20 years after presenting his first interpretation of the mosaic from the House of Aion in a paper entitled “Uwagi na temat mozaiki z Domu Aiona w Nea Paphos (Cypr)” (Meander 9/10, 1987, p. 421-438, in Polish, and translated to... more
"This paper proposes three new (and tentatively, another two) identifications of sundials in Middle Eastern mosaics of the 5th – 8th century. The author discusses a vignette from the Holy Martyrs’ Church at Tayibat al-Imâm, central Syria,... more
The paper presents examples of baptismal building located in the northern part of the Provincia Apulia et Calabria: the first group is that of the urban baptisteries, which includes the Baptistery of San Giovanni in Canosa (BT), the two... more
Paphlagonian Hadrianoupolis
A number of representative rooms decorated by mosaic floors from the period around the 4 th century were examined during the archaeological research of the villa with peristyle in the middle of the late antiquity settlement in Mediana... more
The return to Carini of the 'Galati' mosaic, found in 1883 in the contrada San Nicola, the site of numerous archaeological discoveries during the 19 th century, as reported by the local and of the time scholars, has contributed to the... more
In queste righe tratteremo le raffigurazioni di natura morta e soggetti a essa assimilabili nelle decorazioni parietali abitative di età romana, con particolare riferimento a contesti in area vesuviana. Con lo scopo suggeriamo una... more
Urfa-Edessa Mosaics This book contains the mosaics were found in Urfa (Hellenistic and Roman name Edessa).Mosaics are paved to the floor of the Villa, churchs and rock tombs. The subjects of mosaics are mythological and related to daily... more
in Isole e terraferma nel primo Cristianesimo. Identità locale ed interscambi culturali, religiosi e produttivi. Atti dell'XI Congresso Nazionale di Archeologia Cristiana (Cagliari, Sant'Antioco 23-27 settembre 2014), Cagliari 2015, pp.... more
The mosaics of Jordan were last synthesised by Michele Piccirillo in 1993, and many new discoveries have been made in the intervening twenty-odd years. While new finds have spanned the country, the greatest number of new discoveries have... more
The focus of this paper is on the tripartite mosaic panels that comprise one or more biblical scenes, a depiction of the zodiac, and the Torah shrine. I propose as the underlying meaning of the tripartite mosaics that they represent... more
This is a more elaboret and developped version of the first paper published in Polish : M.T. Olszewski, Uwagi na temat mosaiki z Domu Aiona w Nea Paphos (Cypr), Menander XLII, 9-10, 1987, pp. 421-438 (translated to English : The... more
This paper deals with some questions concerning the iconography, iconology and date of execution of the famous mosaic pavement from Sheikh Zoueide in Sinai, now exibited in the Ismailiya Museum. The author analyses both the mythological... more
Sundials in Roman and Byzantine Mosaics (1st – 9th Century AD). A scientific monograph. The sundials on ancient mosaics have not been the subject of scientific studies so far. The author has gathered together in this publication the... more
This paper proposes a new interpretation of the famous fourth century A.D. mosaic of the “Seven Sages” and the “Anger of Achilles”. Discovered in Merida in 1982, this mosaic was previously analyzed and interpreted by J.M. Aharez Martinez... more
The paper deals with the mosaics from the Early Christian basilica discovered at the site of Manchevci in Ohrid (ancient Lychnidos). The basilica is discovered partially and mosaic floors are found in the central aisle and in the north... more
Beyond the devastation and tragedy of human lives precipitated by the conflict in Syria, priceless representations of ancient culture and history have likewise fallen victim to a seemingly never-ending maelstrom of destruction. Ancient... more
The scenes tell the story of the founding of Pella/Apamea and further development of this city on the Orontes river. Three main groups of scenes can be distinguished: (1) the foundation of Pella-on-the-Orontes by the legendary Archippos,... more
Abstract Les saints, tant vivants que dans l’au-delà, forment un sujet actuellement très apprécié des études concernant l’Antiquité tardive. Dans le domaine iconographique, l’ensemble le plus magnifique de saints est représenté par les... more
- AN EXCEPTIONAL BYZANTINE MOSAIC
- A REPRESENTATION OF JERUSALEM IN THE 6th CENTURY
- UNE MOSAÏQUE BYZANTINE EXCEPTIONNELLE
- UNE REPRÉSENTATION DE JÉRUSALEM AU VIe SIÈCLE
- A REPRESENTATION OF JERUSALEM IN THE 6th CENTURY
- UNE MOSAÏQUE BYZANTINE EXCEPTIONNELLE
- UNE REPRÉSENTATION DE JÉRUSALEM AU VIe SIÈCLE
The mosaic from Sheikh Zuweid on the western coast of North Sinai, discovered in 1913, as well as the mosaic brought to light in 1919 at Vinon near Aix-en-Provence in southern France had to wait until the end of the 20th century for... more
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This is a scientific monograph. The sundials on ancient mosaics have not been the subject of scientific studies so far. The author has gathered together in this publication the sundials already known (Torre Anunzaiata, Sarsina, Trier,... more
"Sommaire: 1. LES PÈRES DE L'ÉGLISE 2. RÉPERTOIRE FIGURÉ DU DÉCOR 3. EXPLICATION DES IMAGES AUX CATÉCHUMÈNES 4. LES SYMBOLIQUES DU PRINTEMPS 5. A L'IMAGE DE LA PERFECTION DIVINE 6. MÉTHODE D'INTERPRÉTATION PAR ANALOGIE 7. CYRILLE... more
The paper deals with the issue of the newly discovered mosaics found in the presbytery, as well as in the north-east annex of the Tetraconchal church at the site of Plaošnik in Ohrid. In that regard, their iconographic and stylistic... more
"This paper proposes a new identification of a mosaic workshop of Late Antiquity in the Near East. Two mosaic pavements, that is, the mosaic of the Bath of Achilles discovered forty years ago in room 40 of the Villa of Theseus in Nea... more
Abstract: Le village de Shahba, devenu la colonie romaine de Philippopolis, est situé à quatre-vingt dix kilomètres au sud de Damas et à vingt kilomètres au nord de Suweida’ en Syrie du Sud. Sa notoriété et son développement sont dus à... more
Bu makalede, Antik Dönem’de Anadolu’daki en popüler bordür desenlerinden olan dalga ve giyoşlar tanıtılmaya çalışılmıştır. Bu tanıtım yapılırken, aynı zamanda bu bordür tasarımlarının ve varyasyonlarının Türkçe tanımları hakkında öneriler... more