House of the Dumbarton Oaks Hunt
- Antioch on the Orontes, Antakya
Mosaic with Hunting Scenes, Dumbarton Oaks Hunt
- late 5th century - early 6th century
- Dumbarton Oaks
- Antioch on the Orontes, Antakya
Floor Mosaic with Hunting Scenes, “Dumbarton Oaks Hunt”
- late 5th century - early 6th century
- Dumbarton Oaks
- Antioch on the Orontes, Antakya
- 200 cm x 485 cm
Floor Mosaic with Beribboned Parrots (2 rows), part of Panel C
- late 5th century - early 6th century
- Dumbarton Oaks
- Antioch on the Orontes, Antakya
- 55.88 cm x 183.52 cm
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.