Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART: Neptune and Amphitrite Mosaic
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Neptune and Amphitrite Mosaic
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Alternate Title:
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Poseidon and Amphitrite
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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) 10007
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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. 110-80 BCE (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Roman (ancient)
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Style Period:
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First Style; 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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93 cm (height) x 93 cm (length)
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Subjects:
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deities; mythology (Classical); Neptune (Roman deity)
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Description:
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The central emblem of a floor mosaic, done in fine opus vermiculatum work, found in 1869 in Pompeii, the Casa del Granduca di Toscana (IX.2.27), also known as the House of the Wedding of Neptune and Amphitrite after this mosaic. Within a frame of leaves and ribbons, the bridal chariot of Neptune and Amphitrite is pulled by two tritons, one of which plays the double pipes. Below, Amphitrite appears again in her bridal dress, sitting on a sea dragon preceded by a triton playing the lyre and a Nereid. Cupids or amorini appears in both scenes. (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-POAM-A01
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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