Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART: Oedipus and Laius
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Oedipus and Laius
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Alternate Title:
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Edipo e Laio
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Image View:
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Overall view
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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) 139521
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Location Note:
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Piazza Museo 19
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GPS:
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+40.853378+14.250486
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Date:
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ca. 1-49 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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mosaic (visual work)
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Classification:
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Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design
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Material:
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tesserae of basalt; limestone
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Technique:
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mosaic (process)
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Measurements:
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195 cm (height) x 184 cm (width)
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Subjects:
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literary or legendary; mythology (Classical)
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Description:
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The central emblem in a floor mosaic done in opus tessellatum. The scene depicts Oedipus on a chariot pulled by spotted black horses, and attacked by Laius with drawn sword. Oedipus killed Laius, a king of Thebes, without knowing that Laius was his father. On the ground is a shield. No discovery location is noted. (Source: Naples National Archaeological Museum [website]; http://cir.campania.beniculturali.it/museoarcheologiconazionale)
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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7A3-R-NAM-CM-A01
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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