House of the Dumbarton Oaks Hunt

Mosaic with Hunting Scenes, Dumbarton Oaks Hunt

Floor Mosaic with Hunting Scenes, “Dumbarton Oaks Hunt”

Floor Mosaic with Beribboned Parrots (2 rows), part of Panel C

The Sasanian Empire was the long-standing enemy to the east of the Rome and Byzantine empires. Such parrots are one of the artistic details among the arts of Antioch recognized as borrowing from Sasanian culture.