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Mosaic of the moray

Archaeological Ensemble of Baelo Claudia2nd century AD

Conjunto Arqueológico de Baelo Claudia

Conjunto Arqueológico de Baelo Claudia
Tarifa (Cádiz), Spain

Roman mosaic of the Maritime thermal baths of Baelo Claudia, illustrating marine species consumed in Roman times, as the moray and the sea urchin. This is one of the first examples of mosaics in the city of Baelo Claudia and it was discovered and reused in a secondary position (destroyed in another room), in a pool of the same thermal baths. The chronology of the mosaic with marine and aquatic motifs, indicates a date not beyond the second century A.D.
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Bibliography:

- Bernal, D., Arévalo, A., Muñoz, A., Expósito, J. A., Díaz, J. J., Lagóstena, J., Vargas, J. M., Lara, M., Moreno, E., Sáez, A. M., Bustamante, M. 2013: “Las termas y el suburbium marítimo de Baelo Claudia. Avance de un reciente descubrimiento”, Onoba, 1, Universidad de Huelva: 115-152.

- Bernal, D., Díaz, J. J., Expósito, J. A. (2015): "El descubrimiento de las termas marítimas de Baelo Claudia", Teatro en la Bética, Boletín anual del Festival Juvenil Europeo de Teatro Grecolatino 2014-2015.

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  • Title: Mosaic of the moray
  • Creator: Archaeological Ensemble of Baelo Claudia
  • Date Created: 2nd century AD
  • Location: Museum of the Archaeological Ensemble of Baelo Claudia (Tarifa, Spain).(Store)
  • Physical Dimensions: 115 cm in Widht x 42 cm in Lenght
  • Type: Archaeological piece. Mosaic
  • Medium: Stone and glass tiles
Conjunto Arqueológico de Baelo Claudia

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