030 Peacocks and Tree of Life

Creator	Keefe, Susan
Date Accessioned	2017-07-12T15:26:53Z
Date Available	2017-07-12T15:26:53Z
Date Issued	2003
xmlui.metadata.dc.identifier	Keefe_Turkey_2003_030.jpg
xmlui.metadata.dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11258/35843
Description	Iznik/Nicaea. Nicaea Archaeological Museum. Fragment of a marble slab with two peacocks drinking at the tree of life (one seems to be pregnant). Christians took this as two "fideles" drinking from tree of life, but it was a common motif in pagan decoration as well, according to Ristow.
Subject	Archaeology
Subject	Marble
Subject	Peacock
Title	030 Peacocks and Tree of Life