Birds with Foliage

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Birds with Foliage

Byzantine Empire (Antioch)LinkedCulture matchlcp-372fac66acf4

Date
late 4th–mid 5th century
Medium
Mosaic
Department
European Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
1739

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Scrolls of vine and acanthus leaves enclosing human or animal forms, called rinceaux, were frequently used in the borders of large mosaic compositions. The rinceaux in this mosaic segment include birds, symbolizing the soul, and pomegranates, referring to the annual return of spring and therefore the Christian hope in immortality and resurrection. Turkey, Asia

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The John R. Van Derlip Fund

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