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Mosaic Floor with Views of Alexandria and Memphis ca. A.D. 540 Mosaic: limestone tesserae 396.25 × 609.6 cm (156 × 240 in.) (1932.1735 f): 49.53 × 48.9 × 4.13 cm(19 1/2 × 19 1/4 × 1 5/8 in.) The Yale-British School Excavations at Gerasa 1932.1735 The Egyptian cities of Alexandria (left) and Memphis (right) are depicted here surrounded by tall date palms and lush, aquatic plants, the flora of the Nile. The high, turreted walls and the architecture within are depicted in the typical Byzantine style: a combination of bird’s-eye and perspective views. The church of Saints Peter and Paul, where this mosaic once lay, and its founder, Bishop Anastasius, are mentioned in the Greek inscription at center. Geography: Excavated in Gerasa, Jordan Culture: Gerasa (Jordan) Period: Early Byzantine Classification: Mosaic Provenance: Excavated by the Yale-British School Excavations at Gerasa (Church of SS. Peter and Paul), present-day Jordan, 1928–34; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn. Bibliography: Handbook of the Collections, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1992), 273, ill. Jerry Podany and Susan B. Matheson, “Urban Renewal: The Conservation of a City Mosaic from Ancient Gerasa,” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (1999): 20–31, fig. 1, 5–9. Susan B. Matheson, Art for Yale: A History of the Yale University Art Gallery (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2001), 111–12, fig. 105. Lisa R. Brody et al., “A Floor Mosaic from Gerasa,” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2010): 80–83, fig. 1–4. Helen C. Evans and Brandi Ratliff, Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition, 7th–9th Century, exh. cat. (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2012), 12, fig. 9. Lisa R. Brody and Gail Hoffman, eds., Roman in the Provinces: Art on the Periphery of Empire (Chestnut Hill, Mass.: McMullen Museum of Art, 2014), 4, 238, no. 3, pl. 3, fig. 1.2. Text from: artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/51363

Mosaic Floor with Views of Alexandria and Memphis ca. A.D. 540 Mosaic: limestone tesserae 396.25 × 609.6 cm (156 × 240 in.) (1932.1735 f): 49.53 × 48.9 × 4.13 cm(19 1/2 × 19 1/4 × 1 5/8 in.) The Yale-British School Excavations at Gerasa 1932.1735 The Egyptian cities of Alexandria (left) and Memphis (right) are depicted here surrounded by tall date palms and lush, aquatic plants, the flora of the Nile. The high, turreted walls and the architecture within are depicted in the typical Byzantine style: a combination of bird’s-eye and perspective views. The church of Saints Peter and Paul, where this mosaic once lay, and its founder, Bishop Anastasius, are mentioned in the Greek inscription at center. Geography: Excavated in Gerasa, Jordan Culture: Gerasa (Jordan) Period: Early Byzantine Classification: Mosaic Provenance: Excavated by the Yale-British School Excavations at Gerasa (Church of SS. Peter and Paul), present-day Jordan, 1928–34; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn. Bibliography: Handbook of the Collections, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1992), 273, ill. Jerry Podany and Susan B. Matheson, “Urban Renewal: The Conservation of a City Mosaic from Ancient Gerasa,” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (1999): 20–31, fig. 1, 5–9. Susan B. Matheson, Art for Yale: A History of the Yale University Art Gallery (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2001), 111–12, fig. 105. Lisa R. Brody et al., “A Floor Mosaic from Gerasa,” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2010): 80–83, fig. 1–4. Helen C. Evans and Brandi Ratliff, Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition, 7th–9th Century, exh. cat. (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2012), 12, fig. 9. Lisa R. Brody and Gail Hoffman, eds., Roman in the Provinces: Art on the Periphery of Empire (Chestnut Hill, Mass.: McMullen Museum of Art, 2014), 4, 238, no. 3, pl. 3, fig. 1.2. Text from: artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/51363

Acrostic Rotas-Sator Square ca. A.D. 165–256 Paint on plaster 23.5 × 21 cm (9 1/4 × 8 1/4 in.) Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos 1933.298 Culture: Syrian, Dura-Europos Period: Greco-Roman or Parthian Classification: Inscriptions Provenance: Excavated by the Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos (block E7, Temple of Azzanathkona), present-day Syria, 1928–37; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn. Bibliography: Lisa R. Brody and Gail Hoffman, eds., Dura-Europos: Crossroads of Antiquity (Boston: McMullen Museum of Art, 2011), 357, no. 50, pl. 50. Jennifer Chi and Sebastian Heath, eds., Edge of Empires: Pagans, Jews, and Christians at Roman Dura-Europos, exh. cat. (New York: Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, 2011), 112, no. 16, ill. Text from: artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/5755

Acrostic Rotas-Sator Square ca. A.D. 165–256 Paint on plaster 23.5 × 21 cm (9 1/4 × 8 1/4 in.) Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos 1933.298 Culture: Syrian, Dura-Europos Period: Greco-Roman or Parthian Classification: Inscriptions Provenance: Excavated by the Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos (block E7, Temple of Azzanathkona), present-day Syria, 1928–37; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn. Bibliography: Lisa R. Brody and Gail Hoffman, eds., Dura-Europos: Crossroads of Antiquity (Boston: McMullen Museum of Art, 2011), 357, no. 50, pl. 50. Jennifer Chi and Sebastian Heath, eds., Edge of Empires: Pagans, Jews, and Christians at Roman Dura-Europos, exh. cat. (New York: Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, 2011), 112, no. 16, ill. Text from: artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/5755

Horse Armor ca. A.D. 165–256 Iron Flat: 130.81 × 177.8 cm (51 1/2 × 70 in.) Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos 1933.680 Culture: Syrian, Dura-Europos Period: Roman (2nd or 3rd century A.D.) Classification: Arms and Armor Provenance: Excavated by the Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos (Tower 19), present-day Syria, 1928–37; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn. Bibliography: Clark Hopkins, The Discovery of Dura-Europos, ed. Bernard Goldman (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1979), 191, field photograph, ill. Simon T. James, The Excavations at Dura-Europos,1928 to 1937: Final Report VII, 7 (London: The British Museum Press, 2004), 131–32, no. 450, fig. 78, 79. Lisa R. Brody and Gail Hoffman, eds., Dura-Europos: Crossroads of Antiquity (Boston: McMullen Museum of Art, 2011), 300, fig. 18.6. Text from: artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/34666

Horse Armor ca. A.D. 165–256 Iron Flat: 130.81 × 177.8 cm (51 1/2 × 70 in.) Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos 1933.680 Culture: Syrian, Dura-Europos Period: Roman (2nd or 3rd century A.D.) Classification: Arms and Armor Provenance: Excavated by the Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos (Tower 19), present-day Syria, 1928–37; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn. Bibliography: Clark Hopkins, The Discovery of Dura-Europos, ed. Bernard Goldman (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1979), 191, field photograph, ill. Simon T. James, The Excavations at Dura-Europos,1928 to 1937: Final Report VII, 7 (London: The British Museum Press, 2004), 131–32, no. 450, fig. 78, 79. Lisa R. Brody and Gail Hoffman, eds., Dura-Europos: Crossroads of Antiquity (Boston: McMullen Museum of Art, 2011), 300, fig. 18.6. Text from: artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/34666

Horse Armor ca. A.D. 165–256 Iron Flat: 130.81 × 177.8 cm (51 1/2 × 70 in.) Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos 1933.680 Culture: Syrian, Dura-Europos Period: Roman (2nd or 3rd century A.D.) Classification: Arms and Armor Provenance: Excavated by the Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos (Tower 19), present-day Syria, 1928–37; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn. Bibliography: Clark Hopkins, The Discovery of Dura-Europos, ed. Bernard Goldman (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1979), 191, field photograph, ill. Simon T. James, The Excavations at Dura-Europos,1928 to 1937: Final Report VII, 7 (London: The British Museum Press, 2004), 131–32, no. 450, fig. 78, 79. Lisa R. Brody and Gail Hoffman, eds., Dura-Europos: Crossroads of Antiquity (Boston: McMullen Museum of Art, 2011), 300, fig. 18.6. Text from: artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/34666