Detail of Spectacular Mosaic in Old Baptistery of Church

Image: Detail of Spectacular Mosaic in Old Baptistery of Church

Detail of the spectacular mosaic in the Old Baptistery of the church, which a Greek inscription dates to August 531 AD. It was protected under a plainer mosaic from 597 until 1976. It depicts animals, farmers and hunters in four tableaux surrounded by geometric decoration. Here a boy looks after a zebra and a creature that is either a spotted camel or creatively-imagined giraffe. Moses Memorial Church, Jordan.

Id
19848
Date
March 10, 2005
Location
249120
Resolution
1200 x 800 px (1 MP)
Camera
Canon EOS 10D
focal length
40mm