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A floor that shows Troy's treasure
Top image: Detail of the Khresis mosaic, depicting the personification of acquired wealth from the Trojan War cycle. Source: Hatay Archaeology Museum

A floor that shows Troy's treasure

Daphne, Hatay. 4th century AD. Greece and Rome. Myth. Free

Troy's treasure was not found.

Myth. The floor shows a woman named Khresis holding a tray of jewellery.

People told this story.

The mosaic is in Daphne, now Harbiye in Hatay, Turkey. It dates to the 4th century AD. It lay in the House of the Triumph of Dionysos. The name Khresis means acquired wealth. She holds gold bracelets, a pearl necklace, and a gold clasp. A second figure holds a horn of fruit and reaches out a gold bowl. The page says old stories call Khresis the daughter of a priest of Apollo, later taken by King Agamemnon.

The page does not say what is still argued.

https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/khresis-mosaic-00102674