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| Titles |
Mosaic with Venus and Spectacles: |
| Name |
Angela Kalinowski |
| Type of Resource |
still image |
| Genre |
Mosaic |
| Abstract |
This very large square mosaic shows round and hexagonal medallions of interwoven laurel bands each with a divine, human or animal figure. In the central medallion is a nude Venus, adjusting her sandal. Other medallions show gladiators, venatores, musicians and animals, the performers in the amphitheatre spectacles.
Round and hexagonal medallions show (top to bottom, left to right): a musician playing a tuba; a gladiator (murmillo); a arena attendant with a curved staff; a venator armed with a spear facing right and a boar running left. |
| Physical Location |
Musée Nationale du Bardo, Tunis |
| Form |
nonprojected graphic |
| Note |
Dates to c. late 3rd-early 4th century CE (Dunbabin 1978: p.274). |
| Access Condition |
Attributed to Angela Kalinowski under the license CC-BY-NC 4.0 |
| Access Condition |
CC-BY-NC 4.0 |
| Subject Local Name |
--Mosaic--Roman--Spectacle--Amphitheatre--Venus--Goddess--Male--Female--Nudity--Wreath--Equipment--Instrument--Venator--Venatio--Spear--Sword--Gladiator--Secutor--Athlete--Palm Branch------3rd c. CE--4th c. CE--Inscription--Murmillo--Boar |
| Note |
Dunbabin, Katherine M.D. The Mosaics of Roman North Africa: Studies in Iconography and Patronage. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1978.
Yacoub, Mohamed. Musée du Bardo. Musée Antique. Tunis, 1970. |