Byzantine art
Byzantine Art | Athens | To May 31
Polykleitos Rengos (1903-1984) is the subject of an exhibition at the Byzantine Museum (byzantinemuseum.gr) that casts light on his important contribution to the reintroduction of the Byzantine and post-Byzantine tradition in religious painting.
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Proto-Byzantine-era antiquities unearthed in Thessaloniki shed light on social life
The finds span from the Proto-Byzantine to the Middle-Byzantine eras (4th-11th centuries AD)
This is how Vikings made glass beads
The glass was taken from Roman and Byzantine mosaics that were salvaged and then melted at low temperatures
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Hatay mosaics exported to more than 30 countries
The history of Hatay, which has hosted many civilizations and has been one of the centers of mosaic art, is a source of inspiration for artists, where works produced in the mosaic workshop in the southern city are exported to more than 30 countries upon demand.
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Women’s touch on Sardis ancient city
The floor mosaics in the largest synagogue of the ancient era, one of the most important world cultural heritage sites located in the ancient city of Sardis in the Salihli district of the western province of Manisa, have begun to be restored, The damaged parts of the 1,700-year-old mosaics, most of which are preserved, began to reshape with the fine workmanship of the women in the village.
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Mosaic depicts open-air banquet
During the excavations in the ancient city of Germanicia in the southern province of Kahramanmaraş, a mosaic describing an open-air feast where three women are dancing to music has been unearthed. The mosaic is believed to date back to 1,500 years.
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Richard III archaeologists strike again with Roman mosaic
A team of archaeologists from the University of Leicester in central England certainly appear to have the golden touch.
2,700-year-old mosaic found in Turkey’s west
A 2,700-year-old mosaic believed to belong to a wealthy Roman was unearthed in a house-shaped compartment 10 meters below the ground in Turkey's west.
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Largest floor mosaic in Central Anatolia found in Kayseri
A 300-square-meter floor mosaic belonging to the Late Roman-Early Byzantine period has been discovered during excavation work in the Central Anatolian province of Kayseri.
Oldest mosaic unearthed in central Turkey
Excavations that have been ongoing in the Central Anatolian province of Yozgat have unearthed a 3,500-year-old mosaic, believed to be the oldest in the world.
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