Diakonikon-Baptistery
Intact Byzantine mosaic from 530 AD with hunting and pastoral scenes and the name of its creators, the mosaicists Soel, Kaium, and Elias. Moses Basilica, Mount Nebo
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In the first register we see a zebu tied to a tree and a shepherd fighting off a lion's attack. Then follows a soldier with a Phrygian cap, armed with lance and shield, spearing a lioness.
In the second register, two mounted hunters with dogs are spearing a bear and a wild boar.
© Photo: Haupt & Binder
Intact Byzantine mosaic from 530 AD with hunting and pastoral scenes and the name of its creators, the mosaicists Soel, Kaium, and Elias. Moses Basilica, Mount Nebo