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Mosaic5th century

Not on view
Ancient stone mosaic border with a repeating wave ribbon pattern in terracotta red and charcoal, enclosing rounded amber forms against a brown tessera field

Unknown, Mosaic, 5th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Phil Berg Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Mosaic
Culture
Byzantine
Place Made
Near East
Date Made
5th century
Medium
Marble and plaster
Dimensions
Width: 26 7/8 in. (68.2 cm)
Credit Line
The Phil Berg Collection
Accession Number
M.71.73.32
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture: Greek and Roman
Selected Bibliography
  • Berg, Phil. Man Came This Way: Objects from the Phil Berg Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1971.

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