The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 29, 2024

Fragment of a Floor Mosaic: Ibex near a Tree

Fragment of a Floor Mosaic: Ibex near a Tree

400s
Overall: 85.1 x 94.6 cm (33 1/2 x 37 1/4 in.); Mounted: 87.6 x 96.5 cm (34 1/2 x 38 in.)
Location: 105 Byzantine

Description

The two mosaic fragments of an ibex and a ram (1969.113) once formed part of a much larger floor mosaic that decorated an early Byzantine church in northern Syria. Displayed upright in the museum context, these mosaic fragments were originally displayed flat, possibly flanking the church's altar to evoke a paradise setting. The mosaic fragment showing the Fall of Adam and Eve (1969.115) is likely to have formed part of the same floor.
  • (J. J. Klejman, New York).
  • Year in Review: 1969. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 27-February 22, 1970).
    CMA 1970:"Year in Review 1969," CMA Bulletin, 1970 (January, 1970), p.47
  • {{cite web|title=Fragment of a Floor Mosaic: Ibex near a Tree|url=false|author=|year=400s|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1969.114