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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Advice of the Sorceress
Work_PrefTitle
Advice of the Sorceress
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Detail, seated women wearing Greek theater masks, and serving girl at right with no mask
Image_Title
Detail, seated women wearing Greek theater masks, and serving girl at right with no mask
Image View
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Creator:
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Dioskourides of Samos (Ancient Greek mosaicist, ca. 2nd century BCE)
Agent_Display
Dioskourides of Samos (Ancient Greek mosaicist, ca. 2nd century BCE)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Campania, Italy) 9987
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Campania, Italy) 9987
Location
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Location Note:
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Piazza Museo Nazionale, 19
Work_LocationNotes
Piazza Museo Nazionale, 19
Location Note
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GPS:
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40.8534 14.2505
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Date:
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ca. 150-125 BCE (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 150-125 BCE (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Roman (ancient)
Work_Culture
Roman (ancient)
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Greco-Roman; Hellenistic
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Greco-Roman; Hellenistic
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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floor (surface element)
Work_Worktype1
floor (surface element)
Work Type 1
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Work Type 2:
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mosaic (visual work)
Work_Worktype2
mosaic (visual work)
Work Type 2
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Classification:
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mosaics
Work_Classification
mosaics
Classification
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Material:
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colored stone tesserae
Work_MaterialDisplay
colored stone tesserae
Material
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Technique:
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mosaic (process)
Work_Technique
mosaic (process)
Technique
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Measurements:
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48 cm (height) x 46 cm (width)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
48 cm (height) x 46 cm (width)
Measurements
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Inscription:
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Dioskourides Samios epoiese (Dioskourides of Samos made me)
Work_InscriptionDisp lay
Dioskourides Samios epoiese (Dioskourides of Samos made me)
Inscription
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Description:
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The central emblemata of a floor (from Villa of Cicero, outside Herculaneum Gate, excavated 1764) bears the signature, like another small scene from the same villa, of Dioskourides of Samos. It exemplifies the Hellenistic tradition at its best. The scene portrayed is either from Aristophanes’s comedy Synaristoi or from a play of the New Comedy. Three women carrying masks are seated round a circular table, two of them youthful and the other an old hag. The presence of vases on the table suggests that the sorceress might be preparing love potions, assisted by a serving girl seen on the right. (Source: Naples National Archaeological Museum [website]; http://cir.campania. beniculturali.it/mus eoarcheologiconazion ale)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The central emblemata of a floor (from Villa of Cicero, outside Herculaneum Gate, excavated 1764) bears the signature, like another small scene from the same villa, of Dioskourides of Samos. It exemplifies the Hellenistic tradition at its best. The scene portrayed is either from Aristophanes’s comedy Synaristoi or from a play of the New Comedy. Three women carrying masks are seated round a circular table, two of them youthful and the other an old hag. The presence of vases on the table suggests that the sorceress might be preparing love potions, assisted by a serving girl seen on the right. (Source: Naples National Archaeological Museum [website]; http://cir.campania. beniculturali.it/mus eoarcheologiconazion ale)
Description
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
LocalCollection
Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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7A3-R-NAM-AOS-A02
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A3-R-NAM-AOS-A02
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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