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Tethis Mosaic

201-400 A.D.

Museo de Jaén

Museo de Jaén
Jaén, Spain

Knots and diamond shapes, trace a composition of squares and rectangles, at the centre of which is the face of Tethis, framed in a frieze of algae. Marine elements emerge from the head, such as seaweed or crab claws as corresponds to this ocean God; and a serpent is wrapped around his neck.

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  • Title: Tethis Mosaic
  • Date Created: 201-400 A.D.
  • Location: Pago de Bruñel, Quesada (Jaén)
  • Physical Dimensions: Height = 2,9 m; Width = 4,6 m
  • Type: Moisac
  • Medium: Opus tessellatum
Museo de Jaén

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