HAVE YOU SEEN THE GYPSY GIRL | ZEUGMA MOSAIC MUSEUM / TURKEY | At A Glance

2000 years old mosaics! The world's second largest mosaic museum Zeugma Mosaic Museum is in Gaziantep, Turkey. The Gypsy Girl (Menad) Mosaic This mosaic was found in dining room of the house of Gypsy Girl (Menad). The figure became the symbol of Zeugma because of the mysterious look she had in her eyes. When it could not be identified it got named “Gypsy” because of the women's resemblance with gypsies. But some sources draw attention to the wine in the mosaic and claim that it is Menad . Zeugma was a city once home to nearly 80,000 inhabitants. In terms of the floor area of the museum, as well as the surface area of the mosaics exhibited, it is the second largest of its kind in the world. (The largest mosaic museum also is in Turkey). The outstanding artistic quality of the main exhibits, as well as the collections of Late Antiquity Church Mosaics and Early Chaldean and Christian iconography, attracts visitors to the museum. (Zeugma Documentary) If you like this video and want to support my channel, PLEAS