Byzantine Church Floor (Mosaic); Jerash, Jordan

By trayes | Published: 2009 | Location: Jerash, Jordan

: Mosaic floor detail, early Byzantine church of Saints Cosmos and Damian; Jerash (Gerasa), Jordan. January 2009.

: Mosaic floor detail (enhanced), early Byzantine church of Saints Cosmos and Damian; Jerash (Gerasa), Jordan. January 2009.

: Mosaic floor detail; approximately 6th century A.D., Byzantine church of Sts. Cosmos and Damian; Jerash, Jordan. January 2009.

: After about 1500 years, remaining mosaic floor detail; Byzantine church of Sts. Cosmos and Damian; Jerash, Jordan. January 2009.

: Intricate patterns; mosaic floor detail; Byzantine church of Sts. Cosmos and Damian; Jerash, Jordan. January 2009.

: Where corner and edge patterns meet; remaining mosaic floor detail; Byzantine church of Sts. Cosmos and Damian; Jerash, Jordan. January 2009.

: As the effects of time and weather encroach, the mosaic patterns laid down in the 6th century recede; one tile at a time; floor detail; Byzantine church of Sts. Cosmos and Damian; Jerash, Jordan. January 2009.

: Fingers of destruction approach seemingly from almost all sides in this 1500-year-old mosaic floor now unprotected from wind and weather; ruins of the Byzantine church of Sts. Cosmos and Damian; Jerash (Gerasa), Jordan. January 2009.

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