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Sarah E. Bond

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Roman historian @ Iowa & contributor @ Hyperallergic. Next Book: Strike: Labor, Unions & Resistance in the Roman Empire (2025) : yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300273144/strike/ Our newsletter, Pasts Imperfect: pastsimperfect.substack.com

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SEsarahebond.bsky.socialOct 4, 2024 11:22am

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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Shanah tovah, Sarah!

Sarah E. Bond

@sarahebond.bsky.social

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