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| Titles |
Mosaic with Bear Hunt: |
| Name |
Angela Kalinowski |
| Type of Resource |
still image |
| Genre |
Mosaic |
| Abstract |
Fragmentary floor mosaic depicting a bear hunt. Depicted are four hunters wearing short tunics and tall boots. Two of the hunters are identified by name: the first is 'MINVS', of which only his arm is preserved; the other is 'LVCIVS'. The hunters are driving five bears into a net, one of which is already captured, that is arranged in a semi-circle held up by trees. Missing from this fragment is the decorative border and the rest of the depiction of the hunter Minus. |
| Physical Location |
Getty Villa |
| URL |
http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/6916/unknown-maker-fragmentary-mosaic-floor-with-bear-hunt-roman-4th-century-ad/ |
| Extent |
H: 6.61 m ; W: 8.69 m |
| Form |
nonprojected graphic |
| Note |
Dates to c. 4th century CE. Discovered in 1901, it is an enormous floor mosaic either from a bath building or a villa. The extent of the mosaic is vast- the part owned by the Getty (since 1971) is 28 feet wide. Four other fragments are in the Naples Archaeological Museum. |
| Note |
Belis, Alexis. Roman Mosaics in the J. Paul Getty Museum. (Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2016), no. 2, entry by Kenneth Lapatin. Accessed November 29, 2017.http://www.getty.edu/publications/romanmosaics/catalogue/2/
The J. Paul Getty Trust. "Fragmentary Mosaic Floor with Bear Hunt." The J. Paul Getty Museum. Accessed November 29, 2017. http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/6916/unknown-maker-fragmentary-mosaic-floor-with-bear-hunt-roman-4th-century-ad/ |
| Access Condition |
Attributed to Angela Kalinowski under the license CC-BY-NC 4.0 |
| Access Condition |
CC-BY-NC 4.0 |
| Subject Local Name |
--Roman--Mosaic--Beast Hunt--Animal--Bear--Male--Venator--Equipment--Inscription------4th c. CE |