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Fragment of mosaic with the depiction of a female figure

Unknown0200/0225

Mev, Museu d'Art Medieval

Mev, Museu d'Art Medieval
Vic, Spain

On the mosaic there is the face of a veiled female figure inside a black square set rhomboidally, which would have been part of a larger composition developing the theme of the four seasons with figures in the corners. The veiled head suggests the iconography of winter, although she does not carry the typical dry olive tree branch, but a sceptre over her left shoulder, difficult to attribute as it is associated with several deities. The type of female figure and the accessories, the treatment of the volume with the shading, plus the arrangement of the tesserae that follow the direction of the frame and not of the figure, characterise the work as a type from the local workshops in the reign of Severus.

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  • Title: Fragment of mosaic with the depiction of a female figure
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 0200/0225
  • Location Created: Unknown
  • Physical Dimensions: 85 x 86 cm
  • Provenance: From the Roman villa of Can Tarrés, La Garriga (Vallès Oriental)
  • Type: Archaeology
  • External Link: MEV, Museu d'Art Medieval
  • Medium: Opus tessellatum
  • Style: Roman
Mev, Museu d'Art Medieval

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