Items - Architecture and Asceticism

Side room of the Villa of the Amazons

A side room with a raised dais, geometric mosaic and a stone relief. Villa of the Amazons, Halepli Bahçe, C5th-C6th.

Type: Architecture
Tags: C5th-C6th, Edessa, Geometric Motif, Mosaic, Sculpture, Turkey, Urfa, Villa of the Amazons

Mosaic from Villa of the Amazons

Mosaic with scene of a tiger. Villa of the Amazons, Halepli Bahçe, C5th-C6th.

Type: Mosaic
Tags: Animal, C5th-C6th, Edessa, Mosaic, Tiger, Turkey, Urfa, Villa of the Amazons

Mosaic from Villa of the Amazons

Mosaic depicting four Amazon queens - identified as Melanippe, Penthesilea, Hippolyta and Thermodosa - hunting and killing a variety of wild animals and birds. Villa of the Amazons, Halepli Bahçe, C5th-C6th.

Type: Mosaic
Tags: Amazonian Queens, Animal, C5th-C6th, Edessa, Figure, Foliage, Mosaic, Turkey, Urfa, Villa of the Amazons

Mosaic from Villa of the Amazons

Mosaic of a scene with a lion. Villa of the Amazons, Halepli Bahçe, C5th-C6th.

Type: Mosaic
Tags: Animal, C5th-C6th, Edessa, Lion, Mosaic, Turkey, Urfa, Villa of the Amazons

Mosaic from Villa of the Amazons

Mosaic from the central chamber of the villa which is severely damaged with only a border of plants, water birds and some figural imagery still extant. Villa of the Amazons, Halepli Bahçe, C5th-C6th.

Type: Mosaic
Tags: Bird, C5th-C6th, Edessa, Foliage, Mosaic, Turkey, Urfa, Villa of the Amazons