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Source Description
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," from the book of Genesis (3:7–8). It is possible that the mosaic belonged to a pavement illustrating the Garden of Eden. <em>The Grape Harvester with a Peacock</em> 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.
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Document identity
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144274
label
Floor Mosaic Panel: Grape Harvester with Peacock
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object
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144274
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object
title
Floor Mosaic Panel: Grape Harvester with Peacock
description
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," from the book of Genesis (3:7–8). It is possible that the mosaic belonged to a pavement illustrating the Garden of Eden. <em>The Grape Harvester with a Peacock</em> 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.
date
400s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60756201
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Mosaic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 133.5 x 144.8 cm (52 9/16 x 57 in.)
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Byzantium, Northern Syria, Byzantine period, 5th century
accession
1969.112
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marble tesserae
tombstone
Floor Mosaic Panel: Grape Harvester with Peacock, 400s. Byzantium, Northern Syria, Byzantine period, 5th century. Marble tesserae; overall: 133.5 x 144.8 cm (52 9/16 x 57 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1969.112
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MED - Byzantine
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John L. Severance Fund
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2026-05-29 07:24:15.823000
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144274
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Medieval Art
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MED - Byzantine
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marble tesserae
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1
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0
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photo
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