Fragment of a Floor Mosaic: Adam and Eve
late 400s–early 500s CE
Overall: 142.9 x 107.3 x 5.7 cm (56 1/4 x 42 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.); Mounted: 142.9 x 107.3 x 7 cm (56 1/4 x 42 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.)
Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.115
This mosaic panel representing the Fall of Adam and Eve once formed part of a much larger mosaic decorating the floor of an early Byzantine church in northern Syria. Here, Adam and Eve are portrayed sharing the forbidden fruit while covering themselves with large leaves. At th...
Artifact
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144277
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accession
1969.115
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Terms
Technique
marble and stone tesserae
Medium
marble and stone tesserae
Genre
Mosaic
Department
Medieval Art
Relations
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