Aquileia, Südhalle, Italy
IV century A.D.

The recently built protective structure preserves an area which, as a result of alterations carried out starting from the mid-4th century AD, linked to the baptistery to the basilica. Remarkable mosaic remains can be seen on the inside, with polychromatic geometrical patterns enriched by figurative decorations. The mosaic of a peacock with his tail wide open probably dates between the end of the 4th and the first half of the 5th century. Though now hanging for exhibition, it originally was part of the floor in the area before the basilica (narthex).

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