Hinton St Mary Mosaic: Detail
Credit
David Joyal
Status
  All Rights Reserved
Trip
The Great European Road Trip
Date Created
October 12, 2010
Date Added
March 24, 2011
Last Updated
March 6, 2024
File Size
18.79 MB
Resolution
3744 x 5616 pixels
Coordinates
51.5194670° N, 0.1270030° W

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Hinton St Mary Mosaic: Detail

This rare mosaic, the earliest known image of Christ in Britain, comes from the center of a mosaic pavement in a 4th-century Roman villa. It was discovered in the village of Hinton St Mary (Dorset) in 1963. It is the only known portrait of Christ used in a mosaic pavement. Instead of a halo there is a Chi-Rho (first two letters of Christ in Greek) monogram behind his head. The pomegranates symbolize resurrection. British Museum, London.

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