Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title:
Two panels in opus sectile with tiger attacking a calf
Image View:
Detail of panel (inv. MC1222; 124 cm x184 cm) with tiger facing right
Creator:
unknown (Roman (ancient))
Location:
repository: Musei Capitolini (Rome, Lazio, Italy) inv. MC1222; inv. MC1226
Location Note:
Piazza del Campidoglio, 1; Palazzo dei Conservatori Museum, Main staircase
GPS:
41.893056 12.4825
Date:
ca. 325-350 CE (creation)
Cultural Context:
Roman (ancient)
Style Period:
Imperial (Roman)
Work Type 1:
opus sectile (visual work)
Classification:
mosaics
Material:
colored marbles
Technique:
intarsia; opus sectile (technique)
Measurements:
124 cm (height, each) x 183 cm (width, each)
Description:
Two panels of the same size (inv. MC1222 is 1 cm. wider) set in colored marbles with the tigers facing opposite directions, found in Rome, Esquiline area, from the Basilica Iunii Bassi. Opus sectile resembles wood inlay work, except executed in glass or stone. Intarsia is also a term used for this process. The panels date from the second quarter of 4th century CE. (Source: Capitoline Museums [website]; http://en.museicapit olini.org/)
Image Description:
inv. MC1222; inv. MC1226
Collection:
Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
Identifier:
7A3-R-CM-TAL-A03
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Two panels in opus sectile with tiger attacking a calf