The Mosaics at İncirli Village – I

Abstract

This paper focuses on the mosaics which were discovered by the directorate of Hatay Museum in İncirlik village of Kırıkhan district of Hatay province in 1996. Two different fields were excavated in the village. The floor mosaics were unearthed in a rectangular shaped building which consists of two rooms. The rooms were called “ Room A” and “Room B” by the excavators. There are 3 figured and 2 geometric panels in “Room A” and 2 figured mosaic panels in “Room B”. It was depicted on the figured floors religous themes and paradise images. The mosaics are dated in the 5th and 6th century A.D.

Keywords

• hatay
• i̇ncirli
• mosaic
• church
• chapel
• basilica