Photograph: 1950–70. pht_TEB_0083. "Mosaic at Paphos Archaeological Park". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized.
Description
Tesserae in brown, dark and cream tones form two animals within a border of geometric patterns. On the left, a dark bristly animal with a raised crest runs towards the centre. On the right, a striped cat with a long tail leaps towards the edge of the panel. Warm colour and uneven light fill the frame.
English
A close view of a floor mosaic at the Paphos Archaeological Park. Two animals move across a framed panel in opposite directions: a dark, bristly animal on the left and a striped big cat on the right.
