Archaeo-Histories on Nostr: Mosaic floor of Basilica of Santa Maria and San Donato on Murano Island, Venice - ...
Mosaic floor of Basilica of Santa Maria and San Donato on Murano Island, Venice - Italy 🇮🇹
Crafted in 1141 AD, covering over 500 square meters, features intricate designs made from precious stones like porphyry and serpentine, combined with glass paste.
Floor is adorned with interlacing circles symbolizing eternity and vibrant figurative imagery, including peacocks symbolizing immortality and roosters carrying a fox, a unique Christian allegory of good triumphing over evil.
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Crafted in 1141 AD, covering over 500 square meters, features intricate designs made from precious stones like porphyry and serpentine, combined with glass paste.
Floor is adorned with interlacing circles symbolizing eternity and vibrant figurative imagery, including peacocks symbolizing immortality and roosters carrying a fox, a unique Christian allegory of good triumphing over evil.
#archaeohistories