TY  - JOUR
TT  - A Birds Mosaic in Qalaat Seman
AU  - Raynaud, Marie-Patricia
PY  - 2012
DA  - December
JF  - Journal of Mosaic Research
JO  - JMR
PB  - Bursa Uludağ University
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1309-047X
SP  - 173
EP  - 185
IS  - 5
KW  - Mosaic
KW  - Syria
KW  - Birds
KW  - Baths
KW  - Byzantine Period
N2  - Pilgrims’ Baths are excavated since 2008 in Qalaat Seman, dating from the same period than the whole site  (end of 5th century), they are partially dug. A large mosaic covers a courtyard surrounded by three galleries  (circa 200 m2). Around 60% of the space is presently visible. The two excavated galleries present the same  simple geometric pattern. In the contrary, the court is covered by a large pattern of adjacent octagons and  squares. The originality and interest of this mosaic lays in the filling motifs of the octagons: each of them  contains alternatively a bird or a vegetal motif. The birds present many different types and orientation, with  bright colours and lively attitudes. The vegetal motifs between birds display trees, bushes and flowers. Some of  them are replaced by an empty birdcage with open door. Geometric elements fill the peripheral compartments.  This aviary presents an original interpretation of the mosaics showing birds, frequent in the surrounding of  Antioch or Apamea, but presenting other forms. We will try to study examples of similar theme in order to locate  the workshop of Qalaat Seman among the rich Near East mosaic production
UR  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/jmr/issue//306274
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/294076
ER  -