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Floor Mosaic of Deer drinking from water from 4th century CE Panagia Chrysopolitissa Basilica Ancient ruins of the Panagia Chrysopolitissa Basilica (also known as the Early Christian Basilica of Panagia Chrysopolitissa). This 4th century CE Byzantine basilica was said to have been the largest on the island of Cyprus. Today, you can see some of its Christian-themed floor mosaics that remain. The one in this picture depicts a deer (head missing) drinking from a river brook. The scene is based on Psalm 42 as the above inscription indicates--"As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God." Keywords: 4th century CE,Basilica,Byzantine Basilica,Christian Mosaics,Church,Early Christian Basilica of Panagia Chrysopolitissa,Panagia Chrysopolitissa Basilica,Paphos,Psalm 42,Streams of Water,archaeology,deer,hart,mosaics

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