The Pelta
A geometric motif on Roman mosaics in Greece
A geometric motif on Roman mosaics in Greece
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Compositions<br />
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Fig. 39<br />
In the centre is a cruciform whose tips reach the middle of the circles and there<br />
run into the surrounding peltae. <strong>The</strong> peltae have long, pulled down endings that<br />
connect to one another (Fig. 40).<br />
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Fig. 40<br />
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