Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title:
Nile Scene (Floor Mosaic)
Alternate Title:
Scena nilotica
Image View:
Detail, mongoose, cobra and ducks in Nile with blooming lotus plants
Creator:
unknown (Roman (ancient))
Location:
repository: Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Campania, Italy) 9990a
Location Note:
Piazza Museo Nazionale, 19; room LX
GPS:
40.8534 14.2505
Date:
100-80 BCE (creation)
Cultural Context:
Roman (ancient)
Style Period:
Late Republican
Work Type 1:
floor (surface element)
Work Type 2:
mosaic (visual work)
Classification:
mosaics
Material:
colored stone tesserae
Technique:
mosaic (process)
Measurements:
67 cm (height) x 136 cm (length)
Description:
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)
Collection:
Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
Identifier:
7A3-R-NAM-NM-A02
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Nile Scene (Floor Mosaic)