Libya, Qasr Libya. Byzantine Mosaic from the mid-6th Century Depicting the Lighthouse (Pharos) of Alexandria.

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The Sun God Helios is Standing on Top, Sword in Hand. This may be the only known representation of the lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

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Size: 4200px × 4200px
Location: Libya, Cyrenaica, Qasr Libya.
Photo credit: © Charles O. Cecil / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: africa, alexandria, ancient, archaeology, archeology, art, byzantine, cyrenaica, helios, historic, history, libya, lighthouse, mosaic, museum, north, olbia, pharos, qasr, sun