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!!!Pella Mosaics

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The mosaics are made of gravel-stones taken form the river. 
In this picture two young men are hunting an elk.

An inscription on the top says something like “This piece of art was created by Gnosis”. Thus, Gnosis is probably the first artist doing mosaics whose name is still known.
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Die aus verschiedenfarbigen Flusskieselsteinen zusammengesetzten Bilder zeigen unter anderem, zwei Jünglinge, die einen Hirsch jagen. Eine Inschrift am oberen Bildrand besagt: „Gnosis hat es gemacht“. 

Es handelt sich um den ältesten überlieferten Namen eines Mosaikkünstlers.
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