
The Zeugma Mosaic Museum is an important museum located in Gaziantep, where mosaics excavated from the ancient city of Zeugma are displayed. Opened in 2011, the museum is the largest mosaic museum in Turkey, covering an area of 30,000 square meters. The museum has a total exhibition area of 2,815 square meters, which includes 2,448 square meters of mosaics from the Roman and Late Antiquity periods, 140 square meters of wall paintings, 4 Roman-period fountains, 20 columns, 4 limestone statues, an
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The Gypsy Girl Mosaic was discovered in the Zeugma Ancient City, located in the Nizip district of Gaziantep, and is a floor mosaic from the Roman period. This work, now exhibited in the Zeugma Mosaic Museum, stands out for its artistic technique and composition. Dated to the 2nd century AD, the mosaic has been considered as part of a large composition that adorned the floor of a Roman villa’s dining room (triclinium).Halil İbrahim Karakan, Çingene Kızı Mozaiği, 2025, madde-cingene-kizi-mozaigi.p
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