Lot 131
  • 131

A Byzantine Mosaic Panel with Leaping Leopard, Syria, circa 5th/6th Century B.C.

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description

  • A Byzantine Mosaic Panel with Leaping Leopard, Syria
  • 45 by 69 1/4 in. 114.3 by 175.9 cm.
depicting in multicolored tesserae a tiger leaping to left among clumps of spiky leaves.

Provenance

Civilization Gallery, Dallas, Texas, circa 1993

Condition

Tesserae set in modern concrete slab within metal frame, a few isolated tesserae missing, some might have been replaced, several enhanced with paint.
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