Image code: 24898

Polychrome mosaic with a pair of peacocks

Mosaic in Alexandrian style belonging to the floor of the nave of the Eastern Basilica of Qsar Lybia, ancient Neapolis. It shows a pair of peacocks drinking at a fountain . In the background is a branch with pomegranates, a Christian symbol of the resurrection, from the source of the water. The pomegranate gathering its grains under a hard peel is a symbol of the church gathering many under its tect. the theme is widespread in both pagan and early Christian iconography

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