A church that dates to the Byzantine period which is ... in which there was a carpet of polychrome mosaics that was adorned with geometric patterns of intertwined rhomboids separated by flower ...

Pattern and Decoration: The intricate patterns that adorn the figures in “The Kiss” are reminiscent of Byzantine mosaics’ detailed and repetitive designs. Klimt’s use of geometric and ...

Archaeologists say the mosaic was probably part of a grand Byzantine-era home. Assaf Peretz / Israel Antiquities Authority Archaeologists in central Israel have discovered a colorful, 1,600-year ...

"This is the largest and most significant Roman and Byzantine period site ... jug), flowers and geometric patterns- a first-of-its-kind discovery. "The mosaic discovered in Kiryat Gat is one ...

A Byzantine ... The monastery's mosaic floor features depictions of crosses, lions, doves, an amphora (a type of container vessel used in antiquity), flowers and geometric patterns.

The inscriptions indicate that the monastery’s mosaic floors were laid down during the second half of the 6th century. The building collapsed at the end of the Byzantine period.

He called his son, and for three months, the pair slowly excavated an ornate Byzantine ... intricate patterns of tiles. Roots of an old olive tree have damaged parts of the mosaic, which appears ...

A Byzantine monastery with a colorful mosaic ... as well as geometric patterns. “The mosaic discovered in Kiryat Gat is one of the most unique ever found in Israel,” said Mark Avrahami ...

The findings indicate a succession of settlement starting from the early Roman period and through until the end of the Byzantine period." The monastery's mosaic floor features depictions of ...