Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART: Head of Medusa and City Scene Floor Mosaic
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Head of Medusa and City Scene Floor Mosaic
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Image View:
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Detail, central medallion of Medusa (or a Gorgon)
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Creator:
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unknown (Roman (ancient) mosaicist)
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Location:
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repository: Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Campania, Italy) 112284
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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. 150 BCE-79 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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colored glass and stone tesserae
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Technique:
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mosaic (process)
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Subjects:
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cityscape; decorative arts; mythology (Classical); seascape; Pompeii (Extinct city)
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Description:
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Large black and white mosaic with head of Medusa (or a Gorgon) in center. The upper panel represents a vessel moored by her stern to a quay; a boat is rowing away from her. The lower panel represents a city gate and a palm tree. This was a threshold mosaic to protect the house and its inhabitants. From the House of the Centenary ( IX.8.3-6), Pompeii, discovered 1879. The house was given its modern name to mark the 18th centenary of the disaster of 79 CE. Built in the mid-2nd century BCE, it was remodeled in 15 CE. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
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Identifier:
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7A3-R-NAM-HMM-A02
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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