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Mosaic Fragment with Donkey and Bird

Date

5th–6th century

Medium

Mosaic

Culture

Roman

Department

Architecture

Institution

Getty Museum

Fragment of a mosaic depicting a donkey and a long-legged bird perched on grapevines. The bird faces left and turns its head to look back towards the the donkey, who stands facing right. The grapevine has three clusters of grapes on its branches, two near the bird, and a third to the right of the donkey. The mosaic is very well preserved and shows great care in detail especially in the wings of the bird and in the depiction of musculature of the donkey.

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