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Collection Item: Mosaic

Basic info

Collection
Archaeology
Object name
Mosaic
Object category
Roman
Description
The fragment is a part of a rectangular mosaic floor making the entrance to the building. The central roundel encircles a female bust. Roman style hair and most of her face are visible. As the label describes, 'The face is deliberately shaded with highlights on the left cheek bone and down the right side of the nose and with shadows down the left side of the face and under the chin'. Witts, P. 2010. re-interprets the face as an effeminate image of Bacchus, with the 'ribbons' potentially misinterpreted as grape clusters. On 14 panels (2mx1m)
Production date start
300
Production date end
399
Period
Roman

More info

Identification

Object number
YORYM : 2009.43
Number of objects
14
ID
12362

Physical Characteristics

Materials
Stone (Part)
Ceramic (Part)
Dimensions
Whole width 72.5 cm
Whole length 51.5 cm
Whole depth 3.5 cm

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Place
Oulston