Cleveland Museum of Art

Fragment of a Floor Mosaic: Adam and Eve

Unknown artist

late 400s–early 500s CE

Type: Mosaic
Medium: marble and stone tesserae
Dimensions: Overall: 142.9 x 107.3 x 5.7 cm (56 1/4 x 42 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.); Mounted: 142.9 x 107.3 x 7 cm (56 1/4 x 42 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.)
Culture: early Byzantium, Northern Syria, Byzantine period, late 5th-early 6th century
Credit: John L. Severance Fund

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