Kourion Complex Palace

letter forms are earlier than the rectangular forms used in the fourth century inscriptions, and which were in use in the early fourth century, the coin of Macrinus (see p.000, note 000), and monumental considerations suggest a third century date for this mosaic. [handwritten: indicate]

In the south corner of the excavated area. [handwritten: Here] we found three fragments of a mosaic which was [handwritten: distinct] destroyed when building the southeast wall of the southeast long hall and which belonged to a wall which was superceded by the southwest wall of the square room. This mosaic belonged to an intermediate period earlier than the third century rebuilding. [handwritten: ×] and the third century mosaic in the early pavement, broken with geometric

It consisted of an even number of panels with broken up into geometric patterns and surrounded by a broad border of octagonal figures. It is executed with rather large tesselae in crude colours on a prominent background [handwritten: ×] white.

The mosaic vestibule floor has an outer border of laticing and an inner border of quatrefoils, both done in rather larger tesselae.

These enclose a square panel with an in carefully executed in small stones. An ingenious arrangement of eight squares alternating with triangles and lozenges centers [handwritten: encloses] an octagon bearing an inscription [handwritten: inscribed] of greeting to the house, enclosed in a gay wreath tied with a red ribbon. The inscription

is in the rectangular letters, forms usual in Cyprus in the third and fourth centuries. without the tails of the round in the letters in the long hall. [handwritten: indicates a] This may date between the mosaic inscription of the square room and those of the long halls.

The constant improvement which can be noted in the mosaics discussed so far reaches its climax in the magnificent pavements of the three long halls.