House of the Bird-Rinceau

  • Daphne, a suburb of Antioch, Antakya

Rendering of mosaic floor of the Bird-Rinceau

Fragment of floor mosaic depicting a scrolling vine and birds; Border A

  • 6th century
  • Baltimore Museum of Art
  • Daphne, suburb of Antioch, Antakya
  • 160 cm x 312.4 cm

Mosaic of a Vine Scroll Border with Peacocks; Border B

  • 6th century
  • Worcester Art Museum
  • Daphne, suburb of Antioch, Antakya
  • 116.8 cm x 381 cm

Detail of rinceau border; Border C

  • 6th century
  • Baltimore Museum of Art
  • Daphne, suburb of Antioch, Antakya
  • 160 cm x 312.4 cm

Birds in Rinceau; Border D

  • 6th century
  • Saint Louis Art Museum
  • Daphne, suburb of Antioch, Antakya
  • 114.3 cm x 213.3 cm

Birds in Rinceau; Border E

  • 6th century
  • Princeton University Art Museum
  • Daphne, suburb of Antioch, Antakya
  • 113.5 cm x 206.3 cm

Detail of Rinceau; Border F - inhabited scrollwork; interlacing (6, vine, bunch of grapes, including, thrush, blackbird, duck, heron, ibex, framed by); extension (line); wavy tape (surrounding, solid, foil)

  • 6th century
  • Paris Musée du Louvre
  • Daphne, suburb of Antioch, Antakya
  • 112 cm x 378 cm