Photograph: 1950–70. pht_TEB_0094. "Mosaic at Paphos Archaeological Park". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized.
Description
A square panel of tesserae in brown, ochre, pink and cream shows a large bird with spread wings and a hooked beak carrying a nude human figure with outstretched limbs. A curved pinkish object and a diagonal staff lie to the left. The panel is framed by a dark border with a twisted-rope pattern, and the surrounding floor has geometric lines.
English
A floor mosaic at the Paphos Archaeological Park shows a large bird with outspread brown wings grasping a nude human figure. The scene is set on a cream ground within a dark frame bordered by a braided pattern.
