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The Beauty of Durrës (also The Beautiful Maiden of Durrës or The Belle of Durrës) is a polychromatic mosaic of the 4th century BC; the most ancient and prominent mosaic discovered in Albania up to date. The 9 m2 (97 sq ft) mosaic is elliptical in shape and depicts a woman’s head on a black background surrounded by flowers and floral elements. It was discovered in 1916 in Durrës and since 1982 has been exhibited at the National Historical Museum in Tirana.