Ravenna, Biblioteca Classense, Mosaico Pavimentale

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Title:	Ravenna, Biblioteca Classense, Mosaico Pavimentale
Start date:	500
End date:	599
Historical Period:	Early Byzantine/Late Antique Period
Description:	Floor mosaic with a peacock, a vase and vines inside an octagon. On the sides a decoration appears with ribbons and geometric decorative motifs. The mosaic was found and removed in the nineteenth century from the archaeological site. Today, it is considered that it belonged to the destroyed “Basilica Beati Probi” in Classe, near Ravenna.
Place:	Biblioteca Classense, Italy
Languages:	No linguistic content; Not applicable
Project:	BYZART Project
Fond:	Biblioteca Classense Mario Mazzotti Archive
Physical type:	mosaics (visual works)
Material and technique:	mosaic (process)
Data provider:	Museum of Ravenna
License:	All rights reserved
Rights holder:	Comune di Ravenna
Appears in Collections:	BYZART