Byzantine Mosaic #4
by Science Photo Library
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Byzantine Mosaic #4
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Science Photo Library
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Photograph - Photograph
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Byzantine mosaic. This mosaic was built in the ancient city of Edessa in what is now Sanliurfa, Turkey. It was uncovered at an archaeological site in the Haleplibahce district of the city. The mosaic dates from the 5th and 6th centuries, when the city was under Byzantine rule, and the palace in which it was found is thought to have belonged to a high-ranking administrator of the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium). This mosaic depicts the Amazonian queen Melanippe (name at top), a figure from Greek and Roman mythology. She is hunting on horseback. Photographed in 2009.
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October 7th, 2018
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