Roman Mosaic Art
Collection by Thomas Foley • Last updated 4 weeks ago
In time the vibrant tinctures adorning the walls faded with the stains of time. The mosaics of the baths were buried under the dusk of ash and neglect and they would only emerge after the civilization that was lost with them had risen once again...
Roman mosaic from The House of Orpheus -- Zaragoza (Caesaraugusta) Museum -- Spain
A mosaic preserved in Zippori (Sephoris) National Park in Israel, site of excellent Roman (Palestina) ruins and mosaics.
Roman mosaic from Aquileia #roman #mosaic
Roman mosaic fragment of the 2nd Century at the Bardo Museum in Tunis
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Neptune (mythology)
The great Latin poet, Virgil, holding a volume on which is written the Aenid. On either side stand the two muses: "Clio" (history) and "Melpomene" (tragedy). The mosaic, which dates from the 3rd Century A.D., was discovered in the Hadrumetum in Sousse, Tunisia and is now on display in the Bardo Museum in Tunis, Tunisia.
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Dionysos is shown dancing while a panther prances along beside him. Dionysos' red drape billows out and he wears a wreath.
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Mosaic from the ancient town of Cástulo in modern day Spain (Linares, Jaén). It depicts romantic myths and personifications of seasons - including the judgement of Paris. Roman, late 1st Century