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This elegantly simple floral carpet belonged to a floor identified by a Greek inscription as part of the restoration in 537/38 of a public bath, probably occasioned by the great earthquake of 526. Antioch was a major administrative, commercial, and military center for the Empire, as well as a leading administrative center for the Christian church.
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Title: Section of a Marble Mosaic Bathhouse Floor
Date: 537/538
Culture: Byzantine
Medium: Marble, mosaic
Dimensions: Overall: 108 x 104in. (274.3 x 264.2cm)
Classification: Mosaics
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1940
Object Number: 40.185
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