Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART: Four Circus Maximus Charioteers with Horses 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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Four Circus Maximus Charioteers with Horses Mosaic
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Alternate Title:
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Four Charioteers
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Image View:
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Charioteer (auriga) of the red stable (faction)
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Creator:
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unknown (Roman (ancient))
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Location:
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repository: Museo Nazionale Romano (Rome, Lazio, Italy)
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Location Note:
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Palazzo Massimo alle Terme; largo di Villa Peretti, 1
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GPS:
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+41.901403+12.498216
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Date:
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ca. 190-230 CE (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Roman (ancient)
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Style Period:
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Imperial (Roman)
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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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Description:
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The four Roman racing companies or stables (factiones) were known by the racing colors worn by their charioteers (aurigae); these four panels (emblemata from a floor mosaic) of the Severan period depict a charioteer and horse from each of the stables, red (russata), white (albata), blue (veneta), and green (prasina). They would have raced in the Circus Maximus. The four mosaic sections are from a bedroom in a villa found in Baccano (Baccanae) on Via Cassia near Rome probably belonging to the imperial Severan family.
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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-PM-MPH-A05
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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