Mosaic Art On Stamps

Thanks, Nils, for your warm words

This SS, entitled "Ceramic art in Jerusalem", issued by Israel on September 9, 2003. It doesn't show mosaic but paintings on ceramic plates. The right and the left stamp paintings based on famous mosaics.

The left stamp based on the mosaic "The tree of Life" from Hisham Palace in Jericho. The mosaic is depicted on a Yemenite stamp I posted earlier.

On the upper left on the SS margin, a wall panel designed by the Armenian artist Marie Balian.

Postal stationary from Cyprus with printed stamp shows Dionysus sitting opposite Akme, mosaic from the Paphos Archaeological Park.

On the other side, mosaic from House of Dionysus in Paphos shows Poseidon and Amymone.

This mosaic appears on Cyprus stamp from 1989.

Peacock, postcard, part of Byzantine mosaic floor, the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish, Galilee, Israel.

Roman "Mosaic of the Loves", Spain, 2025.

I scanned the two halves of the stamp and place them vertically to show all four medallions in same direction.

This 4th-century Roman discovered at the archaeological site of Cástulo in Linares (Jaén), Spain. It celebrated for its fine craftsmanship and mythological themes, was part of a Roman domus and centers on stories of love and divine abduction. The medallions show from left to right:

- A winged figure, likely Eros or Cupid, symbolizing love.
- The myth of Pluto (Hades) abducting Proserpina (Persephone) to the underworld, a narrative tied to the cycle of seasons.
- Probably, the Judgment of Paris, the myth in which Paris, prince of Troy, is asked to choose the fairest goddess among Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite, an event that ultimately leads to the Trojan War.
- Another Eros or Ganymede, the beautiful youth abducted by Zeus.

Together, the scenes illustrate the Roman appreciation for mythological tales centered on passion, fate, and divine intervention, making this mosaic one of the most significant finds in Roman Hispania.

Mosaics from Jordan on two postcards

- Madaba Mosaics (except upper left mosaic which is from the Church of the Multiplication, galilee, Israel, features mosaic of the Loaves and the Fishes)
- Byzantine church, Petra

The Madaba Mosaic Map is part of a floor mosaic in the early Byzantine church of Saint George at Madaba, Jordan dates to the 6th century AD. The Madaba Map is a map of the Middle East and part of it contains the oldest surviving original cartographic depiction of the Holy Land and especially Jerusalem, as seen on the 300 Fils stamp.

Centenary of the Discovery of Madaba Mosaic Map (1897-1997), issued by Jordan on April 7, 1997.

- Map detail shows Karak
- Map detail shows Jordan River
- Map detail shows Jerusalem