Gaia's Box

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Gaia's Box

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The design on the Gaia's Box represents the Gypsy Girl/The Gaia Mosaic unearthed in the antique city Zeugma: This mosaic dating from the second century A.D. has become the symbol of Zeugma and was named "Gypsy Girl Mosaic". However, according to some sources the figure represents the earth goddess Gaia. In mytology Gaia is believed to be the first element out of which all the gos have sprung. The Gypsy Girl mosaic is in display at the Gaziantep Museum.

The antique city of Zeugma was founded by Seleucos | Nicator | in 300 B.C. The city was under Roman domination in First century A.D. when it took the name of "Zeugma"(Bridge, Pass). In the Zeugma mosaic we observe next to mythological representations the themes, generated by Euphrates of two thousand years ago, have come down to us.

The green glass Gaia's Box is hand made, the glass surface that displays the mosaic designs is gilt with 24 carats gold, while each mosaic piece is tinted by hand with special glass dye.

Turkce Aciklama (Turkish Description)

Gaia'nin Kutusu uzerinde, Zeugma antik kentinde bulunan Cingene kiz/Gaia mozaigi kullanilmistir. M.S. 2.yy' a tarihlenen bu mozaik Zeugma'nin simgesi haline gelmis ve Cingene kiz mozaigi olarak isimlendirilmistir. Ancak bazi kaynaklarda bu figurun yer tanrisi Gaia oldugu ileri surulmektedir. Cingene Kiz Mozaigi bugun Gaziantep Muzesi'nde sergilenmektedir.

Zeugma antik kenti, M.O 300 yilinda Seleukos krali I. Seleukos Nikator tarafindan kurulmus, sehir M.S. 1.yy'da Roma hakimiyetine girmis "kopru", "gecit' anlamina gelen "Zeugma" adini almistir.

Zeugma kentindeki mozaiklerde, antik donemin mitolojik konularinin yani sira, etrafina bolluk ve bereket sacan Firat nehrinin kutsallastirilmasi konulari islenmistir.Boylece Firat nehri ile ilgili mozaiklere yansitilan sevgi, kutsallik ve tapinimla ilgili betimler iki bin yil oncesinden gunumuze ulasmistir.

Kutsal Kase, el imalati camdan uretilmistir, desenlerin uyguladigi cam yuzey 24 ayar altin yaldiz kullanilarak kaplanmis, altin kaplanan yuzeye mozaik doku uygulamasi yapilmis ve olusan her bir mozaik parcacagi ozel cam boyasi ile tek tek elde boyanmistir.