Shadow
10-12-2014, 02:05 PM
Still in very good shape considering its age. Impressive.
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Archaeologists digging through a vast ancient tomb in Amphipolis in northern Greece have uncovered a floor mosaic that covers the whole area of a room seen as the antechamber to the main burial ground.
The mosaic, 3 meters (10 feet) long and 4.5 meters (15 feet) wide, depicts a horseman with a laurel wreath driving a chariot drawn by two horses and preceded by the god Hermes. According to a Culture Ministry announcement on Sunday, Hermes is depicted here as the conductor of souls to the afterlife.
The mosaic is made up of pebbles in many colors: white, black, gray, blue, red and yellow. A circular part, near the center of the mosaic, is missing, but authorities say enough fragments have been found to reconstruct a large part.
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http://news.yahoo.com/large-mosaic-ancient-tomb-uncovered-greece-133009733.html
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Archaeologists digging through a vast ancient tomb in Amphipolis in northern Greece have uncovered a floor mosaic that covers the whole area of a room seen as the antechamber to the main burial ground.
The mosaic, 3 meters (10 feet) long and 4.5 meters (15 feet) wide, depicts a horseman with a laurel wreath driving a chariot drawn by two horses and preceded by the god Hermes. According to a Culture Ministry announcement on Sunday, Hermes is depicted here as the conductor of souls to the afterlife.
The mosaic is made up of pebbles in many colors: white, black, gray, blue, red and yellow. A circular part, near the center of the mosaic, is missing, but authorities say enough fragments have been found to reconstruct a large part.
http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uroFiACNJLd7.V5T4bNfgw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTY0MDtweW9mZj0wO3E9Nz U7dz05NjA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7460886825234e28620f6a7067009075.jpg
http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AL5rInGYZ.yrBERIDnFRbw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTE0Mzk7cHlvZmY9MDtxPT c1O3c9OTYw/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/112b638625234e28620f6a70670066d6.jpg
http://news.yahoo.com/large-mosaic-ancient-tomb-uncovered-greece-133009733.html