![The Zeugma flower](https://d2j806bydpnudo.cloudfront.net/media/SzOnLfj1oFO6PAEXZbi8bPc4yGb5IQRb9JahrePH.jpg)
![The Zeugma flower](https://d2j806bydpnudo.cloudfront.net/media/Pcyn25khOeMDOjiZ01YNPVzGEozW3gr7zYTV1dKx.png)
cm 40 x 2
kg 2,9
Handmade by Koko Mosaico, Ravenna's techique, direct method on lime.
Wooden base, precious marble tesserae cut by hand with the ancient tools, the hammer and the hardie.
Handmade frame created by with cement mortar painted with acrylics.
The mosaic is perfectly grouted and has been smoothed by hand.
The artwork represents one of the beautiful medallions formed by alternating curled acanthus leaves and lilies and a floreal motif in the center.
This detail belongs to the border band of Eros and Psykhe floor mosaic of Poseidon's Villa found during the salvage excavations carried on by the Gaziantep Museum (Turkey) in the year of 2000.
The mosaic floor is dated to the end of the 2nd century CE and the beginning of the 3rd century CE.
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