Mosaic of Aydıncık (Turkish:Aydıncık Mozayiği, also calledMosaic of Kelenderis) is a medieval age floor mosaic in Mersin Province,Turkey.
The mosaic is in the urban fabric ofAydıncıkilçe (district) ofMersin Province at36°08′36″N33°19′24″E / 36.14333°N 33.32333°E /36.14333; 33.32333. It is slightly to the west of the ancient harbor in a place locally known asHanyıkığı. Its distance toMersin is 160 kilometres (99 mi).
The mosaic was unearthed by Professor Levent Zoroğlu ofSelçuk University and his team in 1992.[1]
The dimensions of the floor mosaic is 12 x 3.2 square meters (40 x 11 square feet). On the mosaic, the medieval harbor, two vessels and a part of the city were depicted. A part of the mosaic has been decorated with geometric figures. Professor Zoroğlu estimates that the mosaic had been created in the fifth and sixth centuries, i.e., earlyByzantine era.[2] There is no human being or a tree. Probably the image displayed on the mosaic was a kind of city guide for the visitors.[3]
In 2005 the mosaic was put under a displaycase.
