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Mosaic floor panel

Period:
Imperial
Date:
2nd century A.D.
Culture:
Roman
Medium:
Stone, tile, and glass
Dimensions:
H. 89 in. (226.1 cm); width 99 in. (251.5 cm)
Classification:
Miscellaneous
Credit Line:
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1938
Accession Number:
38.11.12

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 168

  • Description

    The rectangular panel represents the entire decorated area of a floor and was found together with another mosaic (now in the Baltimore Museum of Art) in an olive grove at Daphne-Harbiye in 1937. In Roman times, Daphne was a popular holiday resort, used by the wealthy citizens and residents of Antioch as a place of rest and refuge from the heat and noise of the city. American excavations at Daphne in the late 1930s uncovered the remains of several well-appointed houses and villas, including the one that contained this mosaic. At its center is a panel (emblema) with the bust of a woman, decked out with a wreath of flowers around her head and a floral garland over her left shoulder. Traditionally identified as Spring, the figure is probably the representation of a more generic personification of abundance and good living, well suited to the luxurious atmosphere created at Daphne by its rich patrons.

  • Provenance

    Excavated from a villa at Daphne near Antioch in Roman Syria (modern Antakya, Turkey)

  • References

    Alexander, Christine. 1940. "A Mosaic from Antioch." Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art 35(12): pp. 244-47, figs. 1-2.

    Picón, Carlos A., et al. 2007. Art of the Classical World in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, no. 428, pp. 368, 489.

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