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Floor mosaic

4th century AD

MArTA - Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto

MArTA - Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto
Taranto, Italy

Female bust, with the head covered by a veil secured by a headband, inside a tondo; the figure is portrayed surrounded by reeds and an olive branch, elements associated with winter, of which she is perhaps the personification. On the outer edge there are traces of a decorative motif composed of scales, an element linking this piece with the other representations. Indeed, this fragment of paving is believed to have been part of a larger floor mosaic with a panel depicting a boar hunt and the four seasons.

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  • Title: Floor mosaic
  • Date Created: 4th century AD
  • Location Created: Taranto, Piazza Maria Immacolata, da Casa Baldassare, no further data
  • Physical Dimensions: 82 cm (max diameter)
  • Medium: Polychromatic stone tesserae
  • Room: Room XXIV, no showcase
MArTA - Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto

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