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Mosaic Fragment with Three Birds and a Tree

Date

5th–6th century

Medium

Stone tesserae

Culture

Roman

Department

Architecture

Institution

Getty Museum

Fragment of a mosaic depicting three birds and a tree. In the bottom right corner is a dark bird with white spots and a large beak. The other two birds, one on the ground and the other in the tree at the top left, are light in color. The body and foot of a fourth bird is partially preserved in the top left corner. The tree has a curved trunk, long leaves, and large round fruits.

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