| Place | Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Palestine |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART19801.007 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Sheet: 23.8 x 15.8 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | pencil and watercolour on paper |
| Maker |
McFarlane, Francis Ledingham |
| Place made | Ottoman Empire: Palestine |
| Date made | 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
[Bird in birdcage]
Description
Depicts a bird in a birdcage surrounded by grapes and leaves - a fragment of the Shellal mosaic.
The Shellal mosaic floor of an old Byzantine Basilica or church built in the time of the Roman Emperor Justinian 1 about 561 A.D. which was discovered by the 2nd Australian light horse brigade at Shellal, on the Wady Ghuzze, in Palestine, on 1917-04-23. The paintings contained within McFarlane's sketch book were made onsite in 1917 and describe in detail the components of the Shellal mosaic.