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Oylum Höyük mosaic

This is a 4th century AD mosaic, I like the simple but effective wave-pattern.

I found that at 200 meters from the Höyük site there is a pretty large basilica with fine mosaics, a roof has been built over it and it seems to be visitable as a museum.
Gaziantep Zeugma Museum september 2014 2638.jpg
Gaziantep Zeugma Museum september 2014 2638.jpg		 Gaziantep Zeugma museum Oylum mosaic sept 2019 4087.jpg
Gaziantep Zeugma museum Oylum mosaic sept 2019 4087.jpg		 Gaziantep Zeugma museum Oylum mosaic sept 2019 4088.jpg
Gaziantep Zeugma museum Oylum mosaic sept 2019 4088.jpg

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