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"Live, Laugh, Love" but make it Hellenistic

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Υγεία, Ζωή, Χαρά, Ειρήνη, Ευθυμία, Ελπίς "Health, Life, Joy, Peace, Good Cheer, Hope." Mosaic from Halicarnassus, 4thC CE, now at the British Museum. Shanah tovah!

mosaic Object Type mosaic Museum number 1857,1220.434 Description Stone mosaic; square black border containing a laurel wreath; in the centre is a Greek inscription in black letters; in the field a black sprig and an ochre ivy leaf outlined in black. Cultures/periods Late Roman Production date 4thC Excavator/field collector Excavated by: Sir Charles Thomas Newton Findspot Excavated/Findspot: Hadji Captan's Field (Halicarnassus) Asia: Turkey: Aegean Region (Turkey): Caria (historic): Bodrum: Hadji Captan's Field (Halicarnassus) Materials stone Technique mosaic Dimensions Height: Height: 1.14 metres Width: Width: 1.14 metres Inscriptions Inscription type: inscription Inscription language: Greek Inscription translation: Health, Life, Joy, Peace, Good Cheer, Hope. Bibliographic references Mosaic / Catalogue of the Greek, Etruscan & Roman Paintings and Mosaics in the British Museum: Mosaics (55A) Location Not on display Acquisition name From: Sir Charles Thomas Newton Acquisition date 1857
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