Floor mosaic fragment with beribboned parrots. Stone with lime mortar. From Daphne near ancient Antioch, late Roman/early Byzantine Syria, 5th c AD. The parrot wearing the pativ or "Persian ribbon" symbolized Zoroastrianism and Persia's Sasanian dynasty. Baltimore Museum of Art [1080x364]
The Dunnechin Pictish Stone is 1.5m (4'8") tall × .7m (2'3") wide × .3m (1') thick. On one side the rough sandstone is incised with a Pictish flower a double disc and Z-rod atop a mirror and comb . It was probably made in the 7th C. AD and re-found at Dunnichen, Angus, Scotland. [1549×2346]