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Faun Mosaic (Mosaico del Fauno)

Unknownc. 101 AC - c. 225 AC

Museo de Zaragoza

Museo de Zaragoza
Zaragoza, Spain

Central depiction of Eros and Pan. This mosaic was found when house no. 1 on La Zuda Street in Huesca was demolished, together with that featuring Orpheus and other remains that were part of a large home in Caesar Augusta (now the capital city. Zaragoza). The restoration replaced a bunch of grapes being offered to Pan by Eros with their interlaced hands. Psyche appears in the top corner. A second composition on top of this one has been lost but we know about it thanks to a watercolor by Félix Pescador; it features Venus. The moment represented is an episode from the myth of Eros and Psyche where the latter shows the arrow that has just wounded her. The figure has been beautifully restored, except for the left leg and the toes of the right foot.

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  • Title: Faun Mosaic (Mosaico del Fauno)
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date: c. 101 AC - c. 225 AC
  • Physical Dimensions: 204 x 225 cm
  • Type: Mosaic
  • Rights: Gobierno de Aragón
  • External Link: CERES MCU
  • Medium: Opus tessellatum
  • Photograph: José Garrido Lapeña
  • Cultural context: High Roman Empire
Museo de Zaragoza

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