Smyrna Agorası Mozaikli Yapı Mozaikleri

It is envisaged that the Mosaic Building, which is adjacent to the west side of the Agora, was designed and built at the same time with the bouleuterion. It is confirmed that the building was damaged after a fire, and therefore a second layer of mosaics must habe been placed on the top of the first mosaic floor. The first mosaic floor, which is dated as the end of the 2nd or the beginning of the 3rd century A.D., is composed of panels made up of circles linked to each other by lines. The second layer of mosaics consists of circular or rectangular panels placed in a north-south direction. Various geometric shapes and floral decorations appear in the center of the panels. It is envisaged that the second layer of mosaics was built in the 4th century A.D. (D’après le résumé de l'auteur.)