Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART: Nile Scene (Floor Mosaic)
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Nile Scene (Floor Mosaic)
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Alternate Title:
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Scena nilotica
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Image View:
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Detail, mongoose, cobra and ducks in Nile with blooming lotus plants
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Creator:
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unknown (Roman (ancient))
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Location:
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repository: Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Campania, Italy) 9990a
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Location Note:
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Piazza Museo Nazionale, 19; room LX
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GPS:
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+40.8534+14.2505
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Date:
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100-80 BCE (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Roman (ancient)
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Style Period:
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Late Republican
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Work Type 1:
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floor (surface element)
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Work Type 2:
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mosaic (visual work)
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Classification:
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mosaics
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Material:
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colored stone tesserae
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Technique:
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mosaic (process)
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Measurements:
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67 cm (height) x 136 cm (length)
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Description:
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From Pompeii, the House of the Faun (VI.12.2.37), a splendid mosaic with a Nilotic scene from the threshold of the exedra (where the Alexander mosaic was located). The technique is the finer quality opus vermiculatum. The House of the Faun (Casa del Fauno), built during the 2nd century BCE, was one of the largest, and most impressive private residences in Pompeii. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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7A3-R-NAM-NM-A02
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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