The Zeugma Mosaic Museum, the world’s single largest museum for mosaic art, continues to attract thousands of visitors daily – both local and foreign – to southern Turkey’s city of Gaziantep.

GAZIANTEP, TURKEY - JUNE 11: Gipsy Girl mosaic is on display at Zeugma Mosaic Museum one of biggest mosaic museum in the world, in Turkey’s southeastern Gaziantep province on June 11, 2019.

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Click to read the article in Turkish The Zeugma Mosaic Museum in Antep, southeastern Turkey, has reopened after being closed for over two months due to the devastating earthquakes that struck the area ...

Archaeologists discovered the mosaic 20 years ago while excavating the remains of the city of Zeugma, founded by a general of Alexander the Great and destroyed in the 3rd century ...

"This artifact carries a powerful narrative of separation, sorrow, and unwavering devotion, allowing us to connect with a human story that spans nearly 2,200 years," the culture and tourism minister ...

The university purchased the mosaic fragment from an art dealer in 1965. To read in-depth about excavations at Zeugma and the mosaics found there, go to “ Zeugma After the Flood.” ...

On Saturday the missing pieces were exhibited in Gaziantep's Zeugma Mosaic Museum. "The Gypsy Girl has been reunited with her family," Gaziantep mayor Fatma Sahin said, quoted by Reuters.

However, the good times in Zeugma declined along with the fortunes of the Roman Empire. After the Sassanids from Persia attacked the city in A.D. 253, its luxurious villas were reduced to ruins ...

Bowling Green and Turkish officials agreed that the artifacts would be returned in May. The mosaics will be exhibited at the Zeugma Mosaic Museum in Gaziantep.